In 1941, Henry Luce called for Americans to embrace the fact that the twentieth century “must be to a significant degree an American Century.

In 1941, Henry Luce called for Americans to embrace the fact that the twentieth century “must be to a significant degree an American Century.”(meaning America should grow in strength and world power) Do you think America rose to this challenge as Luce defined it? If not, what kind of century do you think it was, and where do we stand in the 21st century?