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		anon7000 on April 15, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How the U.S. became a science superpower Why? Britain was considered a larger power in the world until around WWII.

soperj on April 15, 2025 | [–]

Because it was, it had a bigger population than the US does currently. Then all those countries under it's thumb declared independence, and that changed things considerably.

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