The period after the end of the Second World War saw the emergence of the United States as the pre-eminent military and economic power in the world.

Every part of the world came under the purview of US interests.

The US also viewed herself as a great “moral force” in the world. Many Americans liked to think that the period in which they were living could quite legitimately be described as the “American Century”.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US became the only superpower in the world.

<strong>Economic Supremacy:</strong>

The Second World War had done no damage to the US economy. In fact, the problems created by the Great Depression had been overcome during the war. The post-war period was one of unprecedented economic prosperity. From 1940 to 1987, the GNP rose from about $ 100 billion to about $ 5,200 billion while the population rose from about 132 million to about 240 million. The affluence of the American people was reflected in the growth of what is usually described as “consumer culture” or “consumerism”.


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