How did Europe Become a Global Power Describe Europe’s increasing global power between 1500 and 1900 and evaluate the merits of the argument that this rise was caused by factors internal to Europe like the Renaissance, Reformation, Industrial Revolution, as well as population growth and migration, economic factors, and social.
You may also look at external factors that may have helped Europe.
Task: Write two paragraphs discussing how Europe became a global power between 1500-1914. You will want to focus on two ways that European dominance occurred. Some topics may include the following: you may look at competition in the age of exploration and during the time of imperialism. You may look at economic changes and industrialism. You could look at population growth and urbanization. You could focus on guns and militarism. Really, Europe became a global power for many reasons that lined up at the right time and in the right place. You are just choosing two ways they would gain immense power and explaining how it helped.
How did Europe Become a Global Power Format
Topic sentence:
Concrete detail (data/information from your sources found in the course or on your own):
Commentary (discuss how the concrete detail proves Europe’s gain in power; 2-4 sentences):
Concluding sentence:
Topic sentence:
Concrete detail (data/information from your sources found in the course or on your own):
Commentary (discuss how the concrete detail proves Europe’s gain in power; 2-4 sentences):
Concluding sentence:
