Trade name of a sweetened, carbonated drink, originally made with coca leaves and flavored with cola nuts, and containing caramel and caffeine. Invented in 1886, Coca-Cola was sold in every state of the US by 1895 and in 155 countries by 1987.
As a rule, Fanta, an orange-flavored soda made by Coca-Cola, preceded the cola-flavored soda in the Third World. With the increased presence of Americans in Third World nations, US imperialism became known as Coca-Colonialism.