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== [[Real Life]] ==

* This is essentially what happened in the Mexican-American war, with losts of land in the south west (which did belong to Mexico) being invaded and captured by the U.S.A. For a while, the U.S. was considering annexing ''all'' of Mexico; both the hypothetical annexation and the actual land gained stirred a lot of controversy in regards to how it would affect the balance between free and slave states. See also [[Mexico Called They Want Texas Back]].

* This is essentially what happened in the Mexican-American war, with losts of land in the south west (which did belong to Mexico) being invaded and captured by the U.S.A. For a while, the U.S. was considering annexing ''all'' of Mexico; both the hypothetical annexation and the actual land gained stirred a lot of controversy in regards to how it would affect the balance between free and slave states. See also [[Mexico Called. They Want Texas Back.]].

* There were several attempts through history to get parts or all of Canada to join the Union, either by force or by diplomacy, but all serious attempts essentially ended shortly after the War of 1812, although some in areas like Alberta and Nova Scotia have occasionally semi-seriously floated the idea, especially back when it looked like Quebec might break away from Canada.

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== Comic Books ==

* ''[[Watchmen]]'', takes place in an [[Alternate History]] where the United States of America includes the 51st state of Vietnam ... or at least speculation in the newspapers that such might happen in the near future.

* In [[Superman Red Son]], Superman, who in this [[Alternate Universe]] landed in the Soviet Union as a baby and was indoctrinated by Josef Stalin and eventually becomes the Soviet Premier, integrates almost all the world (minus the USA and Chile) into the Soviet Union and enforces his rule through harsh methods like forcible lobotomies on dissidents. However, when Superman tries to annex the United States, President Lex Luthor outsmarts and seemingly kills him. In the aftermath, the liberated nations in the former Global Soviet Union now sign up to join Lex's new Global United States.

* In [[Superman: Red Son]], Superman, who in this [[Alternate Universe]] landed in the Soviet Union as a baby and was indoctrinated by Josef Stalin and eventually becomes the Soviet Premier, integrates almost all the world (minus the USA and Chile) into the Soviet Union and enforces his rule through harsh methods like forcible lobotomies on dissidents. However, when Superman tries to annex the United States, President Lex Luthor outsmarts and seemingly kills him. In the aftermath, the liberated nations in the former Global Soviet Union now sign up to join Lex's new Global United States.

** The Global United States later colonizes the entire Solar System, thus taking this trope to interplanetary levels and arguably evolving into a [[United Space of America]].