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How did America become a superpower?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:19 pm
I think its bc of the population, vast resources, and less baggage. No wars in the country, no kings, queens or serfdom. Im just curious how 13 colonies managed to become the most powerful, when England, france, and ottoman empire fell. Also, why happened to China or india? They had biggest GDPs in ancient /medieval times. m
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Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:19 pm to Cool Brigade
Just like things and stuff
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:19 pm to Cool Brigade
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No wars in the country
Huh?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:19 pm to Cool Brigade
It’s all cyclical, just give it time
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:20 pm to Cool Brigade
They nuked the japs
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:20 pm to Cool Brigade
I think you need to take some American history classes. We became a superpower after WWll.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:20 pm to Cool Brigade
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No wars in the country
Oh really?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:21 pm to Cool Brigade
This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:21 pm to Cool Brigade
a super simple version of the answer
ww2 happened. its major combatants were america, england, germany, the soviets, and japan
the germans and japanese were defeated, the soviets became a superpower in their own right, the british were completely bankrupt
ww2 happened. its major combatants were america, england, germany, the soviets, and japan
the germans and japanese were defeated, the soviets became a superpower in their own right, the british were completely bankrupt
This post was edited on 1/29/18 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:21 pm to Cool Brigade
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No wars in the country
oh boy
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:21 pm to Cool Brigade
Democracy, Freedom, Capitalism, and all that hooplah
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:21 pm to Cool Brigade
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No wars in the country, no kings, queens or serfdom
I mean... Slavery... But let's not split hairs
This post was edited on 1/29/18 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:22 pm to Cool Brigade
Wars (i.e. Imperialism), natural resources, slave labor
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:22 pm to NeverRains
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Democracy, Freedom, Capitalism, and all that hooplah
The USA is a Constitutional Republic.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:22 pm to craigbiggio
civil war was one war, other countries have 1000s of years of civil wars. Why were the Native Amercians backwards?
This post was edited on 1/29/18 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:24 pm to Cool Brigade
Go read a book called The Accidental Superpower. It answers all of those questions and more.
Short answer our geography and navy
Short answer our geography and navy
This post was edited on 1/29/18 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:24 pm to BayouBengals18
We financed WWI and WWII. That’s when all the banks and all the money came here. We had the gold, we made the rules.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:24 pm to Cool Brigade
Treaty of Paris in 1898 then no wars to physically destroy the infrastructure while building a huge military that was instrumental in winning offshore wars. Then the atomic bomb.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:24 pm to Cool Brigade
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No wars in the country
1812 would like a word. 1861 to 1865 would like a word with you in a dark alley. All the others will grind down whatever is left.
Wars involving the United States of America
This post was edited on 1/29/18 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 2:24 pm to Cool Brigade
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I think its bc of the population, vast resources, and less baggage. No wars in the country, no kings, queens or serfdom. Im just curious how 13 colonies managed to become the most powerful, when England, france, and ottoman empire fell. Also, why happened to China or india? They had biggest GDPs in ancient /medieval times. m
1. No wars in country? LOL...ok
2. You mention the fall of several empires...go look up how long they were in power, or considered "empires", then look and see how long we've been considered a superpower.
Like others have mentioned, it's all cyclical, and we are still in our early stages, at best. We haven't come close to the amount of times those "empires" were at the top of their game before their collapse.
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