In real life, I can think of these cases of national self-determination being used as a prelude for subsequent imperialism:
-Texas's successful rebellion against Mexico in 1836 and Texas being annexed by the US nine years later, in 1845, which in turn was followed by the Mexican-American War, which resulted in the US conquest of the Southwest (Alta California and New Mexico) from Mexico.
-Nazi Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland in late 1938 on national self-determination grounds, which in turn was followed by Nazi Germany's subsequent occupation of Czechia in March 1939.
-Russia's annexation of Crimea and support of the Donbass separatists starting from 2014, which in turn was followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine eight years later, in 2022.
Anyway, which additional realistic examples of this can you think of? I mean hypothetical ones as well as historical ones.
-Texas's successful rebellion against Mexico in 1836 and Texas being annexed by the US nine years later, in 1845, which in turn was followed by the Mexican-American War, which resulted in the US conquest of the Southwest (Alta California and New Mexico) from Mexico.
-Nazi Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland in late 1938 on national self-determination grounds, which in turn was followed by Nazi Germany's subsequent occupation of Czechia in March 1939.
-Russia's annexation of Crimea and support of the Donbass separatists starting from 2014, which in turn was followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine eight years later, in 2022.
Anyway, which additional realistic examples of this can you think of? I mean hypothetical ones as well as historical ones.