how did the U.S. become a global powerhouse?

Question

Excuse my poor history knowledge, but the Europeans sailed here to find new lands, settled, and then after generations, they were overthrown by their descendants. The British empire still ruled around the world for centuries yet, the U.S. arguably is in a better state of economics, military, and such.

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Answer 1

The same reason it is quickly going the way of the Europeans…in the 20th century it had unrivaled industrial capacity and the technology advances that go with it.