2006-11-22 14:14:59 · 18 answers · asked by FAUUFDDaa 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
HARD WORK< AND LOTS OF IT>
2006-11-22 14:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a complex question. The U.S. rejected European monarchy, so status to some degree came from your job and how successful you were. As Calvin Coolidge said, "The business of the United States is business." The U.S. was also blessed with a great deal of natural resources--oil, iron, other metals, forests, great farm land. We were also lucky to have immigrants. Some would say the best and most energetic people from other countries were the people who had the gumption to pick up and move to America. Finally, for much of our early history, we were not involved in foreign wars. We also did not waste our energy building a colonial empire--that is unless you think of Western expansion as colonialism.
2006-11-22 14:28:33 · answer #2 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US is bankrupt, but the world's faith in the US has allowed us to keep spending IOUs for a long time. As for powerful, there were a bunch of little things, from giving money to other nations either directly or by allowing access to our economy, to putting our soldiers in lots of other countries, who took our Americanism with them and shared with the natives.
2006-11-22 14:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Sage B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US is built on a sturdy foundation, by our early ForeFathers. Hard work, taxes, honesty, Good Government, Christians, Love for the Fellow man, Emmigrants who came and were proud to be a legal American. Freedom, Good Banks and Business people. Good Planning. Freedom of Church. We have had to fight for our Freedom. Every tom , dick and harry , has tried to invade the American soil. We have had Foreign Trade, run by wonderful Business people. FARMERS. All Types of FARMERS. Potatoes, grain, beef, sheep, swine, turkeys, chickens, horses, Corn, Oats, Barley and Wheat. Yes, America has worked hard. They did it the honest way. And it all was done, by Legal Emmigrants. God Bless America.
2006-11-22 14:22:53 · answer #4 · answered by Norskeyenta 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A rich country is the result of exploitation of other countries. We like diamonds, but do you think that a poor country in Africa that produce diamonds love them?
Think about it.
2006-11-22 14:35:41 · answer #5 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Demon worshipping Masons leading the sheep by their noses.
or, more likely:
Mostly, innovation, large influxes of immigrants to keep things hopping and be used as one step above slave labour, and a vast storehouse of natural resources for companies to ruthlessly exploit.
2006-11-22 14:23:42 · answer #6 · answered by Hatir Ba Loon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The same way as every other country ever has. War.
2006-11-22 14:28:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capitalism unleashes the productiveness within! But nothing is possible if God doesnt allow it 1st!
2006-11-22 14:36:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Rampant capitalism and the ability for anyone to get ahead, not just privileged few like other countries.
2006-11-22 14:31:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Undiluted CAPITALISM, with the CAPs lock on.
2006-11-23 01:24:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, probably US don't really have a history of kingdoom and you know, the people first created it mostly clever and business.
2006-11-22 14:18:48 · answer #11 · answered by Tonia D 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋