> superpower That's an anachronism, from the 19th to mid-20th century there were just "great powers", not perfectly matched but considered to be in the same cl

> superpower That's an anachronism, from the 19th to mid-20th century there were just "great powers", not perfectly matched but considered to be in the same class. The Ottoman empire falling off the league ("sick old man") was a bit of a shocker.