I know everyone today knows the Western world is the superpower (whether it is the United States or EU) and before that, the British Empire, and before that, the European countries (like Spain, Portugal, England, etc) and before that, the Roman Empire etc.
The question is - when exactly in the history of the world did the 'Western world' become a superpower? And how did this happen?
The question is - when exactly in the history of the world did the 'Western world' become a superpower? And how did this happen?