Answer the questions in a short legibly-written answer (essay-type) each(around 200 words)1. What best explains the “Rise of the West” that is, the economic, political and military ascendancy of...

Answer the questions in a short legibly-written answer (essay-type) each(around 200 words)1. What best explains the “Rise of the West” that is, the economic, political and military ascendancy of Western Europe and its offshoots (United States etc) in the world economy after 1800? Discuss.2. “The roots of both modern global economic prosperity and poverty (the so-called Great Divergence) are in the Industrial Revolution that began in the late 18th century.” Discuss.