1750?1914 Cram Packet Questions of periodization: What is unique to this time period that leads it to have its own ?time?? ? The west (Europe & the U.S.) becomes the major ?player? in world events. ? Beginning in the early 1700s, Europeans truly had a hold on ?colonies? around the world. ? World trading networks were dominated by the west, but they still impacted the world. ? Countries either ?have? industrialization and economic development or were ?have nots? ? Political, social, and economic revolutions swept the world during this time period. ? Enlightenment ? American and French Revolutions ? Haitian Revolution ? Industrial Revolution ? Rise of Capitalism and Adam Smith ? Unification of states (Germany, Italy, United States) ? Nationalism ? Imperialism