It was number one: but those days are long, long gone. The British still have some powers in the world, some influence, but it is a pale shadow of the days of Empire & sending gunboats hither & thither. Economically the British paid heavily for the two world wars. The idea of Britain & Superpower in the same sentence is not a 21st century concept. (& yes, I am British)
But in recent polls we have over taken USA on the economy front and USA call themselves 'the' superpower also we have an armed forces ranked 4th after China, USA and believe it or not France. (and I am also a British subject of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)
U.S, & Russia.
USA
highest rank in the world is : SECRETARY GENERAL OF UNITED NATION
fifth rank in nuclear weapons
The USA and Russia were the two main superpowers (although Russia did not have much of a Navy at the end of the war, it was mainly a air and land based superpower). England was still a superpower, but, it was in decline and many of it's colonies would soon get their freedom. France, mostly conquered by Germany, was not a superpower, although it continued to act as though it were, and it lost most of it's colonies after the war as well.
Britains goal was to win the war then continue conquring the world.
Unable to tell if you are referring to The American Revolution or World War 2. The Brits retained the superpower status after the American Revolution and The War of 1812. The United Kingdom lost their superpower status after World War 2 when the US and USSR took the superpower status.
After the Cold War, the United States emerged as the world's leading superpower. Even as a superpower, the US cannot enforce all of its policies on the rest of the countries in the world.
nuclear weapons
U.S.A then Britain the russia
superpower?
germany
no...
U.S, & Russia.
According to the current situation china can't be stated as a superpower .India's fast growing economy can give tough competition to china.At present the U.S is the major superpower in the world.
Number 5 as of the Olympics
The people's Repulic of China