id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-8857 American Century - Wikipedia .html text/html 3634 452 68 According to David Harvey, Luce believed "the power conferred was global and universal rather than territorially specific, so Luce preferred to talk of an American century rather than an empire".[10] In the same article he called upon United States "to exert upon the world the full impact of our influence, for such purposes as we see fit and by such means as we see fit".[11] With the advent of the new millennium, critics from the University of Illinois stated that it was a matter of debate whether America was losing its superpower status, especially in relation to China's rise.[38] Other analysts have made the case for the "American Century" fitting neatly between America's late entry into World War I in 1917 and the inauguration of its 45th President in 2017.[39] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8857.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8857.txt