'Can you give me an example of an empire that uses force in ot | NTD

"Can you give me an example of an empire that uses force in other countries and then voluntarily leaves and hands those countries over to nationals of that nation?"

Host of America First, 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗮, reacts to the idea of America being an empire.
https://ept.ms/S0114SebastianGorka