History Main / AmericaTakesOverTheWorld

* The ''{{Prince Roger}}'' series by {{David Weber}} and {{John Ringo}} take place in a future where the capital of a multi-planet Empire of Man is Washington, DC.

* ''[[NineteenEightyFour 1984]]'' - A variation on the standard trope. Goldstein's Book states that the superstate of Oceania, one of [[SpaceFillingEmpire only three world powers]], came about in the late 1940s when the United States turned into a tyrannical empire after a nuclear war with Soviet Russia, after which it "absorbs" the British Empire. Of course, this is presumably before the Revolution and Oceania is in no way a continuation of the United States, and there is no indication that the Americas are more important than Britain, although the latter's name has been changed to "AirstripOne". The Party's official ideology is called IngSoc in NewSpeak, or ''English'' Socialism in "Old English". And while there are references to America on a couple occasions (mainly the bit with the photo of Big Brother from New York), Oceania has no actual capital aside from a number of ''regional'' headquarters, and it's mentioned that it is specifically designed in such a way that no one place is considered the 'center' in order to prevent the perception that any given area is under foreign domination. Though due to the nature of the book, the US might not even be part of Oceania. It might be nothing more than the British Isles, and the government has been lying to its inhabitants for decades.

* The second season of ''DarkerThanBlack'' reveals the motive of the U.S. involvement in the ThirtyXanatosPileup being that America wants to be a superpower again. The ending has [[spoiler:American forces invading Japan, and it's implied that they succeed to some degree.]] Of course, this is one of the ''less bizarre'' events that happens in [[GainaxEnding that ending]].

* ''Section8'' had the United States become a repressive interstellar empire, somehow forgetting the ideals it was founded on along the way.

* ''[[NineteenEightyFour 1984]]'' - Oceania, one of only three world powers, is US-led.
** Actually, IngSoc is referred to as "English Socialism". And while there are references to America on couple occasions (mainly the bit with the photo of Big Brother from New York), as a whole there is no indication that America created Oceania. Rather, it appears England or a coalition of England and the US made up what is Oceania.
** Goldstein's Book states that the British Empire was "absorbed" by the United States, which effectively leads to the creation of Oceania. Of course, this is presumably before the Revolution and Oceania is in no way a continuation of the United States, and there is no indication that the Americas are more important than England. Then again, maybe not, as Britain's name has changed to "Airstrip One".
** It's mentioned, however, that Oceania is specifically designed that no one place is considered the 'center' in order to prevent the perception that any given area is under foreign domination.
** Though due to the nature of the book, the US might not even be part of Oceania. It might be nothing more than the British Isles, and the government has been lying to its inhabitants for decades.

See also UnitedSpaceOfAmerica, JapanTakesOverTheWorld, ChinaTakesOverTheWorld.

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For decades, America has been growing in military power, becoming the world's sole superpower after the fall of the USSR. Since then, it has come to dominate the world economically and socially as well as militarily. Thus, a common conceit of scifi and some {{satire}} is to have the world also fall under the political control of Washington. The recent economic shift in the new millenium will put this theory to the test...

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[[{{Futurama}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/FuturamaEarthFlag_7089.jpg]] For decades, America has been growing in military power, becoming the world's sole superpower after the fall of the USSR. Since then, it has come to dominate the world economically and socially as well as militarily. Thus, a common conceit of scifi and some {{satire}} is to have the world also fall under the political control of Washington. The recent economic shift in the new millenium will put this theory to the test...

* The ''Prince Roger'' series by {{David Weber}} and {{John Ringo}} take place in a future where the capital of a multi-planet Empire of Man is Washington, DC.

* The ''Clone Republic'' series by Steven L. Kent is set in 2508, after the United States took over the world and then became a sort of Constitutional Oligarchy.

* In ''JenniferGovernment'', the USA has absorbed all of North and South America (except Cuba), almost all of Europe, a chunk of Africa, and most recently Australia into a single market. Russia is in the process of being assimilated.

*** Closer to 1/3 at the beginning of the show. The creator said that any references to America are unintentional, but most viewers can see the (subconscious?) similarities. It seems to be a pastiches of colonialist governments in general, borrowing the Number-Area system from the Japanese Empire's cultural suppression attempts during WWII, Nazi German Ideology, the British Empire's colonialism, and, of course, Americanization.

* ''{{Futurama}}'' varies between the presence and absence of this trope depending on the [[RuleOfFunny needs of the joke]], but it most commonly presents Earth as a single political entity. Earth's flag is just the modern American flag with the stars replaced by globe [[HemisphereBias centred on America]]. Also, in one episode, Richard Nixon was initially unable to run for president of Earth due to already serving two terms, indicating continuity between the modern US government of the 1970s and the Earth government of 3000.
* In ''JenniferGovernment'', the USA has absorbed all of North and South America (except Cuba), almost all of Europe, a chunk of Africa, and most recently Australia into a single market. Russia is in the process of being assimilated.
* In ''Christendom'', America pretty much runs the world. At the very least, America and Australia are now one state.

* It's not stated how many other countries they might have taken over, but America apparently annexed Canada at some point in the past of ''AMiracleOfScience''.

* In the future of ''MeetTheRobinsons'' Canada is referred to briefly as North Montana.

[[{{Futurama}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/FuturamaEarthFlag_7089.jpg]] For decades, America has been growing in military power, becoming the world's sole superpower after the fall of the USSR. Since then, it has come to dominate the world economically and socially as well as militarily. Thus, a common conceit of scifi and some {{satire}} is to have the world also fall under the political control of Washington.

[[{{Futurama}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/FuturamaEarthFlag_7089.jpg]] For decades, America has been growing in military power, becoming the world's sole major military power after the fall of the USSR. Since then, it has come to dominate the world economically and socially as well as militarily. Thus, a common conceit of scifi and some {{satire}} is to have the world also fall under the political control of Washington.