The question of America

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What are some arguments against America being the greatest civilization in human history?

Here are accomplishments from my point of view.
>Relative peace
Sure there are some countries that are war-torn, or in fairly shitty political stability.
What i'm comparing it to is something like Rome, or Nazi Germany, countries that thrived on war, and would've likely collapsed if it wasn't for them
>Globalization
While a lot of people have arguments against globalization, at the end of the day it is a relatively good thing that has brought the world closer together, and has sped scientific progress.
>Scientific progress
America is responsible for a massive amount of inventions within the past ~100 years
>Social progress
Whether you agree with it or not, the world is much more equal than it has ever been, at least within the past 2,000 years. The vast majority of people see everyone else as their equal, regardless of race, sex, age, etc.

While I know some people are going to say that these are not good things realistically speaking, in my eyes at least, they are good for the betterment of humanity. America is set to be the superpower that will lead humanity beyond the stars, which is something no other nation has ever had the chance of realistically doing.

I'm just wondering, what are some arguments against America being "#1." Sure America has done some bad shit before, but for the most part the world is a better place because of us.