TY - BOOK AU - BURK Kathleen TI - From many, one PY - 2019/// KW - UNITED STATES KW - HISTORY KW - USA KW - Britain N2 - At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 16 empires of varying size and reach. At the end of the century, there was just one: the United States. How did this happen and what role did Britain play in smoothing America's path to global hegemony? ER -