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State Your Thesis On How The Discovery Of America Changed The World. Justify Your Response.
How the Discovery of America Changed the World
How the Discovery of America Changed the World
I. Introduction
The discovery of America changed the face of the earth in socio-political and economic spheres and sparked the globalization of trade and economy by ending the western hemisphere civilization and making major colonization happen. Moreover, it laid the foundation of new state system with democracy and sovereignty ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"QaZJY4l4","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Grolle, 2013)","plainCitation":"(Grolle, 2013)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":12,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/PlleVRGT/items/7LGASUED"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/PlleVRGT/items/7LGASUED"],"itemData":{"id":12,"type":"article-newspaper","title":"The 'Columbian Exchange': How Discovering the Americas Transformed the World","container-title":"Spiegel Online","section":"International","source":"Spiegel Online","abstract":"Columbus' arrival in the Americas sparked the globalization of animals, plants and microbes. A recent book takes a closer look at how items from the New World, such as potatoes, guano and rubber, quickly and radically transformed the rest of the planet.","URL":"https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-923220.html","title-short":"The 'Columbian Exchange'","author":[{"family":"Grolle","given":"Johann"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2013",9,20]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,16]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Grolle, 2013). Adam Smith, however, is of the view that the discovery of America affected the political economy of the Europe and at the same place created opportunities. Moreover, the discovery brought a new world order in international relations after the collapse of former Soviet Union ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"q4NNyNCy","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Marcus, 1999)","plainCitation":"(Marcus, 1999)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":14,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/PlleVRGT/items/9DFDEE5M"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/PlleVRGT/items/9DFDEE5M"],"itemData":{"id":14,"type":"article-journal","title":"Retooling American Discovery for the Twenty-First Century: Toward a New World Order","container-title":"Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law","page":"153","volume":"7","title-short":"Retooling American Discovery for the Twenty-First Century","journalAbbreviation":"Tul. J. Int'l & Comp. L.","author":[{"family":"Marcus","given":"Richard L."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["1999"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Marcus, 1999).
Aim of the study
The aim of this study is to discuss the discovery of America that changed the world in all spheres. This study will also focus on the specific groups such as France, Spain, Portugal and England itself were affected and lead to the creation of new global trade roots.
II. Major Aspects
The discovery of Americas was one of the significant histories of the contemporary world that brought about major changes in trade and economy ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"1ssAtHba","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Gpane, n.d.)","plainCitation":"(Gpane, n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":18,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/PlleVRGT/items/ZLSAIS8K"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/PlleVRGT/items/ZLSAIS8K"],"itemData":{"id":18,"type":"webpage","title":"How did Christopher Columbus' \"discovery of America\" change the world?","container-title":"eNotes","abstract":"Get an answer for 'How did Christopher Columbus' \"discovery of America\" change the world?' and find homework help for other European Exploration of America questions at eNotes","URL":"http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-christopher-columbus-discovery-america-467981","language":"en","author":[{"family":"Gpane","given":""}],"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,16]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Gpane, n.d.). The event was not only important for Europe in general and world in particular. Moreover, Smith described three countries that were affected due to the discovery and had different economic ties with the new discovered America. First, the countries that were trading directly with the America such as England, France, Spain and Portugal. Secondly, there were countries who had intermediately exchanging their goods. Lastly, there were countries who had not trade ties with America, such as Poland affected due to the American discovery.
New Global Trade routes affected average American Life Style
The establishment of new global trade route significantly affected the lifestyle of the average working Americans in the colonies. In this regard, there were macroeconomic implications that include new sources of labor, opening of new markets and new trade routes with Europe particularly Britain. This result in a decrease in the natural resources that were discovered in America such as Gold and Silver due to its increase availability and weakened the value of American dollar. On the other hand, the labor in Britain was cheaper than that of the North American colonies. On the other hand, the discovery of Gold and Silver mines in Peru and Cuba further affected the average Americans.
Conclusion
The discovery of America brought both challenges and opportunities for the world. The rules of global trade were set such as trade. Moreover, the ties between America and the other European power were improved in both political and economic spheres.
References
ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Gpane. (n.d.). How did Christopher Columbus’ “discovery of America” change the world? Retrieved April 16, 2019, from eNotes website: http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-christopher-columbus-discovery-america-467981
Grolle, J. (2013, September 20). The “Columbian Exchange”: How Discovering the Americas Transformed the World. Spiegel Online. Retrieved from https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-923220.html
Marcus, R. L. (1999). Retooling American Discovery for the Twenty-First Century: Toward a New World Order. Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 7, 153.
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