Passing of the Torch

In class on Tuesday we talked about the passing of the global hegemon torch from Great Britain to the US. This was in many ways an extraordinary moment in world history- the international equivalent of the "Bloodless Revolution" of 1800 when Adams handed the reins of power to Jefferson. Of course there was not one single moment when this occurred- but a gradual- if intentional and planned -handing over of international maintenance and responsibility to the rising United States. One extraordinary instance in which this responsibility transition can be clearly indicated is the transition of support in postwar Greece and Turkey from Britain to the US as seen here in a short summary and statement on this extraordinary moment when the US took up its international mantle.