It's, Boonz and Kiniichini make valid points.
IOTL, the USA consolidated its control of the Americas (via the United Fruit Company) and waited until the UK was bankrupted by WW2. In exchange for Lend-Lease, the U.K. was forced to loosen trading restrictions in her colonies. Only the USA was able to take advantage of free-trade and eventually controlled the economies of many former British colonies.
American companies were smart enough to only try to dominate the most profitable resources (in former British colonies) while ignoring road-building, hospitals, schools, etc.
Read "Confessions of a Corporate Hitman" to better understand the process.
IOTL, the USA consolidated its control of the Americas (via the United Fruit Company) and waited until the UK was bankrupted by WW2. In exchange for Lend-Lease, the U.K. was forced to loosen trading restrictions in her colonies. Only the USA was able to take advantage of free-trade and eventually controlled the economies of many former British colonies.
American companies were smart enough to only try to dominate the most profitable resources (in former British colonies) while ignoring road-building, hospitals, schools, etc.
Read "Confessions of a Corporate Hitman" to better understand the process.