In the second, America acquired colonies and protectorates around the Pacific and the Caribbean.
第二阶段,美国获得了沿太平洋和加勒比海沿岸的殖民地和保护领地。
They all signed "mutual assistance" pacts making them virtual protectorates of the Soviet Union.
他们都签署了使自己几乎受制于苏联的“互惠条约”。
It consisted of a vast number of protectorates, Crown colonies, spheres of influence, and self-governing dominions. It included 25% of the world's population and area.