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0 pointsrefurb1mo ago0 comments

The US became the wealthiest country on a per capita income basis in the 1880’s, over taking the UK.

The US was quite isolationist up until the end of WW2, so I’d argue global hegemony isn’t that important when it comes to economic performance.

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What about the Spanish American war (1898), the Philippine-American war(1899), and World War One (1917)

refurbOP1mo ago

The US was a local power, but by no means a global hegemon during that period.

Spanish American war was mostly isolated to the Western hemisphere (although the US gained colonial possessions after).

It took forever to join WW1 due to the small size of the US standing military. Same with WW2.

It wasn’t until after WW2 the US was able to project power globally and through that, set the global power structure with the USSR.

What you said is true but my comment was in reply to

"The US was quite isolationist up until the end of WW2"

Being involved in these wars, regardless of entry time, is on no way "quite isolationist'

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