What I Want to Know

For this topic, there is much I want to know. In order to prove that America is declining first I need to know it's statistics during the country's entire lifetime compared to others. Is America really in decline or did it just stop progressing while the rest of the world has continusally grown and caught up? Was America ever really on top? If America was on top, how long were we? Will other countries be kind to us if we lose our role as superpower?Are things such as the decline of the dollar, failure of the education system, growing number of obsese people, and rotting infrastructure just a phase we have to go through; will it one day improve?What can we do to change it and apsire to inspire the rest of the world? Some believe America has fallen, but it can rise again; while others believe that this great country will never return to it's glory days. This truly a fascinating topic that can only be proven or disproven with research.

What I Know

I know that many people believe that America is on the decline and have for years. I also know that America is lagging in education, while other countries are excelling. This will probably show in the near future if it is true, because this generation will be in charge. Also America's infrastructure is rotting away, and the country does not have enough money to deal with the problem as a whole. This really isn’t the recent generation's fault though, but they will inherit the rising debts. America is also waning in world influence, China is our equal now. I am interested in seeing if America truly is declining.

the Story behind the Choice

 The topic I chose is will other countries surpass (economic, global dominance, military force) the United States in the foreseeable future? I chose it because this is a very interesting topic; America has been declining in recent years. A very realistic future, if America is not careful is that it will become surpassed by countries like Russia, China, Japan, and India very soon.  

Some believe people believe that countries like India will overtake the US by 2050. A CIA report from 2005 predicts that America will lose global dominance in approximately 15 years.  The CIA reports says that America may be still a strong power but weak, and that countries like Brazil, India, Indonesia, China, and Russia will have accelerated in power and force us to play by their rules. I am on a quest to see if America is truly on a decline, and will it lose it’s power and influence on the world.