▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁regional ▁balance ▁of ▁power , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁country ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Ch in cha ▁Islands ▁War ▁is ▁evidence ▁of ▁its ▁commit ment ▁to ▁Pan - American ism . ▁Chile an ▁research er ▁F eli pe ▁San fu entes ▁also ▁arg ues ▁that ▁Chile ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁expansion ist ▁country ▁and ▁cons iders ▁that ▁this ▁perspective ▁is ▁promoted ▁by ▁Argent ine ▁ir r endent ism ▁over ▁T ierra ▁del ▁Fu ego ▁and ▁Pat ag onia . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁American ▁imperial ism ▁Anti - Ch ile an ▁sentiment ▁Argent ine – Ch ile an ▁boundary ▁dispute ▁Chile an ization ▁Exp ansion ist ▁national ism ▁Lebens raum ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁" Min istra ▁B ache let : ▁' En ▁Chile ▁no ▁hay ▁ án imo ▁expansion ista '"   – ▁Article ▁about ▁Chile an ▁expansion ism ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Category : E conom ic ▁history ▁of ▁Chile ▁Category : Foreign ▁relations ▁of ▁Chile ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Chile ▁Category : History ▁of ▁E aster ▁Island ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Pat ag onia ▁Category : History ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁Category : Im per ial ism ▁Category : Occ up ation ▁of ▁Ara uc an ía ▁Category : W ar ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁Category : W ar ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁colon ization ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁imperial ▁p he asant ▁( L oph ura ▁× ▁imperial