Imperial Japan played a major role in the world throughout history. It was one of, if not the most influential nation in the world for a very long time, and was propelled through its vision of a united Asian empire, a vision that it achieved with the Aggression Wars in the late 70s. Japan was arguably the most powerful nation for the duration of the last quarter of the 20th century, meaning that it played a huge part in the Cold War and in World War III. Japan was crucial in the revival of the imperialism movement that reached America in the late 1970s and led to the escalation of the Cold War, in addition to being instrumental in the decline of Germania.