Philippines is one of the most powerful country in that time till today because of United States. Philippines, being a developed country during pre-war era or before world war 2. Philippines before was one of the richest country before but sadly after WW2, Philippines' economy and country fallen because of damages during war.
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The United States, which is perceived to be the most powerful country, has the world’s largest economy and biggest military budget, spending over $649 billion on military hardware and personnel
No. Power must involve the ability to project your power. Britain dominated world trade and industrial production in the 19th century. But the key arena for British power was always Europe (See Brendan Simms’ book“Britain’s Europe”).
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