The United States is a superpower; hence, one can find similarities to any superpower existing anywhere in the past. All of them are gone.
Said so, the United States lies between two oceans; hence, hard to conquer. Argentina is more likely the way the United States of America might follow in its demise if it ever happens.
https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/argentina-a-warning-to-the-united-states-and-china-483f9d287215?source=friends_link&sk=2d7c5bf428e3bee7691b4489866f7101