

The empires been in a state of decline for decades at this point. WW3 has also arguably been ongoing for a few years. Remember, WW2 only “offically” began in 1939 when western imperial states (britain and france) directly entered the war against Germany. But conflict had been raging in Europe through the 30’s (spain) as well as the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Then there was also the Japanese invasion of China beginning in 1931. So by the time western europe went to war, China had already been fighting for nearly a decade.
The current conflict will see the reach and influence of the empire beyond its immediate sphere disintegrate, but it will be far from over.



This is especially apparent given literally every other episode of American history.