The ancient Greek ideal of World Unity is manifested in the conquests of Alexander the Great aiming to unite the world through Hellenization.

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including military force." The Carter administration created the Rapid Deployment Force, which could be dispatched to any crisis zone in the world (though it was really aimed at the Persian Gulf).