Chapter 17: Atlantic Revolutions and Their Echos part I

Starting with the big picture, the discussion of the amount of power that Europe was attaining was the main topic and it lingered on into the chapter. With textbooks and maps placing Europe directly in the middle, reflecting Europe as being the center of all the countries around it, emphasized the amount of power that Europe was gaining. Other countries compared to Europe were unchanging and static which led to lacking any historical significance. Europe helped other cultures, such as Islamic science, move forward in a direction to expand and become more standard. Even other cultures were under the rule of Europe such as Muslim and Hindu cultures in India, which continued to develop under British colonial rule. When it comes to chapter seventeen,  the French Revolution was the beginning of all the revolutions. It's as if they other countries found the strength to stand up to whatever country that had a hold on them, and revolt against them. There were struggles along the way, such as getting documents established and taken seriously. In the end even though the French had the first recognized revolution, the United States were the ones that gave other countries true "hope."