That's the basic story we tell. The reality is the US was on top before any of that. The wars only made it obvious because there was no one left to compete with.
People need to crack open a real history book and understand that America's prosperity is directly linked to the aftermath of WWI and WWII.
The US was already outpacing the European powers by 1900, with the sole exception of the British Empire, due to the gigantic money fountain that was the British Raj.
It wasn't a 'world leader' until it had the means to project force in Europe - because guns talk louder than dollars.
That's the basic story we tell. The reality is the US was on top before any of that. The wars only made it obvious because there was no one left to compete with.
How dare you expect people to actually read history on their own!
The US was already outpacing the European powers by 1900, with the sole exception of the British Empire, due to the gigantic money fountain that was the British Raj.
It wasn't a 'world leader' until it had the means to project force in Europe - because guns talk louder than dollars.