US had world’s largest economy well before WWII. It initially took first place in 1880 before going back and forth until 1900 when to firmly took the lead for

US had world’s largest economy well before WWII. It initially took first place in 1880 before going back and forth until 1900 when to firmly took the lead for a century. https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/how-did-united-states-become-global-power https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/how-did-united-state... It was a huge country with lots of natural resources like oil, gold, coal, etc.