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Victor Gao
⟶ Updated 17 Dec 2018 ⟶
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1868: The West vs. The Rest Life Expectancy:income chart. -Canada w Europe, US at front. -Rest: Argentina, Asia, Africa, etc lower on both.
1900: The West vs. the Rest: Growing divergence. The rise of the New World: USA/Canada, Argentina. -All moved up in both. -Canada still with EUR/USA. UK ahead of US. -ARGENTINA up, with EUR in income, lower Life expectancy.
1978: The West vs the Rest: Persistent. Some signs of progress in Asia, Latin America, Middle East. Emergence of Japan as an advanced nation. Decline of Argentina. -US/Canada first. All countries increased L/E. -Followed by Japan and European countries. -Argentina close w UK.
1938: The West vs. the Rest: Growing divergence Emergence of new world leader: USA. -All moved up in both. -US head of UK and Canada. -Surge of GERMANY. -Emergence of JAPAN.
1900-2000: Turn of the 20th Century City of Dreams for Europeans: Buenos Aires, Argentina. City of Dreams for Europeans: New York
1492: Christopher Columbus discovered Americas.
1453: Ottomons ended Byzantine Empire w conquest of Istanbull. Cut off W Euro's access to Asia.
Circa 1885 - Euro Colonial Map: America & Argentina: Export Beef & Wheat to Europe -By 1885: virtually whole SE Asia colonized, India became part of British Empire
Circa 1914: Virtually all Africa was divided and Colonized.
Periods
~1500-~1800: Age of Discovery West around same GDP/capita at beginning, begins increasing but China and India stay the same.
1700s-1800s: Industrial Revolution Caused West to start diverging substantially from India and China
1500s-1900s: Colonial Era West divergence from rest in 1900 by a lot
Late 1700s-Early 1800: Most countries in Americas became independent. -TRANS-ATLANTIC TRIANGULAR TRADE: America - Raw Materials -> Europe Europe - Manufactured Goods -> Africa Africa - Slaves -> America
1854-1858: Diplomacy - treaties between USA & Japan to start trade.
1868-1912: Meiji Restoration. Period of industrialization and modernization: - Railway construction. - Public education established.
1852-1854: Black Ships -Matthew Perry (USA) arrived in Tokyo to demand Japan open itself up for trade.
World Economy Sinc 1978: Rest seems to be catching up to the West: - Beginning of a "great convergence"?