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Hello all, I've seen threads in the past that have stated that both America and Russia rise to global/near global dominance was inevitable given the immense resources that both those nations could call upon. Basically one they got started theres was just no stopping them, short of an ice age. I'm possible exaggerating this point so correct me if I'm wrong.

So what about Britain? We are a group of small islands in the north sea that like being wet and complaining about being wet, yet we came to control a quarter of the surface of the world and their people, we were not just a superpower, we were the power. But after WWII and the dissolving of the empire, our economic and military importance dwindled to a point of near collapse.

This has lead me to wonder weather or not we grew too big. Were we powerful because we controlled a quarter of the planet? Or were powerful enough to control a quarter of the planet?

If anyone wants that explained let me know. Anyway thought on this would be much appreciated.
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