America never had control. What it did have was the natural, organic attention of a very large portion of the world population, just after the end of WW2. Aner

America never had control. What it did have was the natural, organic attention of a very large portion of the world population, just after the end of WW2. Anericans were physicaly bigger, stronger, better educated, cool and casual about all the gadgets,tools,and toys they tossed around, and the media evidence of the goings on in the US, painted a come on over and join the fun immage that many fought to get any piece they could. Thats, over.