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A Crisis of Empire

At the end of World War II, the United States had half the world’s wealth with only 5% of the world’s population, and stated explicitly that its objectives in foreign policy were designed to “maintain this disparity.” George C. Marshall, former Secretary of State, noted at the time that there was a “world revolution” among “the little people,” who were rising up against the centuries of domination by Western colonial powers.

A Crisis of Empire

At the end of World War II, the United States had half the world’s wealth with only 5% of the world’s population, and stated explicitly that its objectives in foreign policy were designed to “maintain this disparity.” George C. Marshall, former Secretary of State, noted at the time that there was a “world revolution” among “the little people,” who were rising up against the centuries of domination by Western colonial powers.

The World is Rising

The World is Rising