@ManAnimal england had a bigger pop than the us for a very very long time

and with pop goes production

They would actually be an industrial state if they stayed with the UK

the us only had 1 million americans at the time of the revolution

of course, most of europe still does

britain had many times that

despite being relatively small

most of europe doesnt have coal deposits AND easy sea access though

Issue is the UK is smol

population density is some 30-50% greater in most european countries than in the US

likewise britain used their military to crush their competitors

and force nations to open trade

So TLDR

and the US did less of this

see why they are different?

The British empire was an economic and military power throughout the 19th and early 20th century

Americas population has gone up fucking massively since ww2

by the time the US is the hegemon, they can't exactly go around and FORCE as many countries to give everything to them like the Brits did

even the US give to the Brits at one point

The British Empire was projecting power onto the world stage in a manner that is now comparable to the US at the time

the us did some minor economic imperialism while england did theirs

but it was mostly local

More so actually because of China

they did it in the carribean

and they did it in japan

The issue is we see the way the US projects power but their model is just the British empires but toned down

then of course the spanish american war goes off

so that means the capacity of the US is a MUCH higher concentration because what they gained was through trade rather than conquest

The US secured the entirety of South America and the new world they just didn't do anything with it imao

and all of a sudden the us has colonies and economic enclaves

The British empire projected so much power it was thinly spread against a truly powerful opponent

nah, the US might project power but countries that are our allies, were YOUR slaves

Which makes sense because the US wasn't in a secure situation internally to look outwards at the time

the only reason why mexico isnt ruled by the french is they had the us as an ally

did you know that?

You talking about Germany?

The french could’ve taken the US

monroe doctrine was the keystone to american foreign policy

thus the US production is FAR more 'self-made' and the Brits was far more 'taken' from others

I wish the Anglo-French empire was a thing

@Samaritan™ the hapsburg emperor was put in place by the french