American Century

historical period characterized by the political, economic, and cultural ascendancy of the United States
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American Century

Summary

American Century is a historical period[1]. It draws 1,141 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #154 of 371).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Century is in the country of United States[3].
  • American Century's instance of is recorded as historical period[4].
  • American Century took place at United States[5].
  • American Century began on 1898[6].
  • American Century began on 1901[7].
  • American Century began on 1904[8].
  • American Century began on 1917[9].
  • American Century began on 1934[10].
  • American Century began on 1941[11].
  • American Century began on 1945[12].
  • American Century ended on 2000[13].
  • American Century ended on 2017[14].
  • American Century's partially coincident with is recorded as Pax Americana[15].
  • American Century's has contributing factor is recorded as culture of the United States[16].
  • American Century's has characteristic is recorded as power[17].
  • American Century's has characteristic is recorded as free trade[18].
  • American Century's has characteristic is recorded as contributing factor[19].
  • American Century's name is recorded as American Century[20].

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Definition and Type

American Century's instance of is recorded as historical period[4].

Influence

Things named for American Century include Project for the New American Century[21], a think tank[22], in United States[23], founded in 1997[24], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[25].

Why It Matters

American Century draws 1,141 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #154 of 371).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for it include Project for the New American Century[21], a think tank[22], in United States[23], founded in 1997[24], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has contributing factor culture of the United States
    Start time +1898-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1904-00-00T00:00:00Z +4
    Start time
    Partially coincident with Pax Americana
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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