125
Anon needs a historian (sh.itjust.works)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If by civilized they mean a powerful imperialist power, which honestly is typically what that word is used to mean tbh, then its because the major imperialist powers pre WW2 had their infrastructure obliterated giving America, which was mostly untouched, free reign to form its empire. It also has very good strategic positioning in that it has two large sea borders which are not only seperated from the "old world" by large oceans but also both coasts are not easily accessable by the other. You'd have to go through the drake passage or the strait of Magellan which are both dangerous voyages in order to access both coasts. Later the Panama canal is built but thats US controlled so good luck with that either. This makes invasions quite hard. Further, the monroe doctrine allowed them to extract some serious resources from latin america while also giving them political power in these regions meaning they gained incredible wealth and secured their southern border. The northern border was obivously secure due to strong allyship.

So the reason it is so powerful while being so young is essentially timing, positioning, and luck.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

And so close to 300 years old

this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2024
125 points (91.4% liked)

Greentext

4319 readers
987 users here now

This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

Be warned:

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS