American Century

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geopolitical concept historical concept political concept

American Century is a concept coined by publisher Henry Luce to describe the 20th century as a period of dominant global influence and leadership by the United States.

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The American Century	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geopolitical concept ⓘ historical concept ⓘ political concept ⓘ
associatedWithCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coinedBy	Henry Luce ⓘ
contrastedWith	European imperial dominance ⓘ multipolar world order ⓘ
critiquedFor	U.S.-centric view of history ⓘ implying U.S. imperialism ⓘ
debatedBy	foreign policy analysts ⓘ historians ⓘ political scientists ⓘ
describes	20th century ⓘ period of U.S. global leadership ⓘ period of dominant global influence by the United States ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	history ⓘ international relations ⓘ political science ⓘ
hasAspect	cultural export ⓘ economic policy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ military alliances ⓘ
hasConnotation	American nationalism ⓘ surface form: American exceptionalism U.S.-centered world system ⓘ
hasInterpretation	ideological justification for U.S. international activism ⓘ vision of the United States as global leader ⓘ
hasKeyTheme	American global dominance ⓘ U.S. cultural influence ⓘ U.S. economic power ⓘ U.S. military power ⓘ U.S. political leadership ⓘ
influencedBy	World War II outcome ⓘ rise of the United States as a superpower ⓘ
normativeDimension	advocacy of active U.S. global role ⓘ promotion of American values abroad ⓘ
relatedConcept	American exceptionalism ⓘ U.S. superpower status ⓘ liberal international order ⓘ
relatedTo	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War era Pax Americana ⓘ U.S. hegemony ⓘ post–World War II order ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century ⓘ
usedIn	U.S. foreign policy debates ⓘ historical analysis of the 20th century ⓘ international relations discourse ⓘ

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Henry Luce → notableIdea → American Century ⓘ

Henry Luce → wrote → American Century ⓘ

this entity surface form: The American Century