Strategy to conquer a society ?

Question

So here's some strategy to conquer a society :

- conquer them by military might. (destroy them)

- conquer them by economic might. (make them dependent on our products)

- conquer them by cultural might. (make them think that our culture is cool)

So if you are the leader of a society, how are you going to conquer other societies ? Will you use military, economic or cultural might ? Do you prefer any of them, or how will you use them in concert ?

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Answer 1

I'd just send GWB over there to run things for awhile - eventual collapse will follow.

Answer 2

Cultural. This is the only option where you would have willing prisoner, so to speak.. The other two will harbour resentment and will eventually feel the need or desire to overthrow you. In saying that, i would think that the cultural option would be the most difficult to achieve successfully.