Why English became prevailing language in the world?

Why English became prevailing language in the world?

09/23/2014 - 15:09
As any developing language, English become more and more popular and it makes it stronger day by day. Let’s start with the information that English language did not always lead among the rest of the languages in the world for many years.
Singapore

Singapore

01/11/2014 - 18:49
Singapore - one of the most unusual cities of Asia. Old colonial quarters and ultramodern skyscrapers, temples and the green parks, the brisk business streets and one of the largest seaports of the world - all this is concentrated here to very small territory.