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The US rose as a significant international power only after WWI, so I guess it still has a way to go...
by pcrh 11y ago
The US rose as a significant international power only after WWI, so I guess it still has a way to go...
- x5n1 11y agoFirst of all America was a colony to begin with, until Independence. And since then it has been expanding by colonizing. It's been an Empire since the Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._colonial_possessions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._colonial_possessi...
- pcrh 11y agoThe continental USA hasn't been considered an empire since the 1840's, any more then the UK is considered an "English Empire". I suppose the continental USA could be invaded by Mexico or Canada, in which case one would have to see a much more considerable reversal of fortunes than that being considered in the OP.