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America's emergence as an active, operational world-power did not occur until the 1940s. During World War II and then beyond, America's industrial, military, and other capacities were finally evident as the strongest in the world. It was World War II which both marked and to a large extent caused this phenomenon.
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∙ 14y agoWhen the United States (and the allies) won the war and did a very large show of power when they dropped the atom bombs it emerged as a world power. The USSR learned the Americans had power and they meant to use it and were not going to let USSR bully them.
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What was the US emergence of a world power due to?
A couple of events come to mind, part of the winning side in WW1 and WW2
What were Some of the new technology in world war 1?
World War I is significant because it marked the debut of many new types of weapons and was the first huge war to benefit from technological advances in radio, electrical power, and other technologies
What were the results of defeat of the spanish armada?
Some of the results of the Spanish Armada were the Spanish economy was in trouble. The gold and the silver that Spain received from the Americas caused high inflation.It signaled the decline of great European power. It also caused Spain's economy to crash. This defeat proved that England had the power to defend itself. And in the end, England remained an independent and Protestant nation.
What event in the us made the public aware of the dangers of nuclear weapons?
The first event was not in the U.S., but it is the test site of Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Tests that were done in the 1040s and 1950s have left their mark--still radioactive after all these years. The accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pa., on March 28, 1979 brought awareness of the dangers of nuclear power. Although there was no lasting environmental effect, communication to the public did raise fears.
What event on the Eastern Front in early 1918 made the entry of the US crucial to the Allies?
For the allies the Americans entry was pivotal. On the Eastern Front the bloody Bolshevik Revolution headed by Vladimir Lenin had swept the Communists to power in Russia.
What war marked America's emergence as a world power?
Supreme commander in chief of allies
What marked the emergence of the US as a first class power in world politics?
The Spanish American War.
Is there emergence of monopoly power in India?
Emergence of monopoly power and concentration
Which event marked the rise in power the Ottoman Empire 1453?
The conquest of Constantinople
What event marked the rise of Rome as the dominate power in the Mediterranean?
No single event marked Rome as the dominant power in the Mediterranean. It was more of a process than an event, one which involved victories in wars. One was the Pyrrrhic War. The First and Second Punic Wars established Rome's dominance in the western Mediterranean. The Roman-Syrian War and the Third and Fourth Macedonian Wars made Rome the great power in the eastern Mediterranean and the Third Mithridatic War ended challenges to her power and led to her dominance over Turkey and the Levant.
What country challenge Spanish power in the Americas?
Both Britain and France challenged Spanish power in the Americas.
Power to proclaim emergence in India is vested with the?
The President of India.
How did the panama canal increase Americas power in the world?
how did the panama canal increase americas power in the world
During what event did imperial nations carve up Africa?
The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.
What was the emergence of the tang dynasty?
When the Tang Dynasty finally rose to power as a ruling empire.
How geography impacts the country destiny?
great britains emergence as a major naval power
War that resulted emergence of the USas a world power?
The end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War in 1990.
