The Industrial Revolution was one of the great changes in Western and ultimately
worldhistory. Taking shape toward the end of the 18th century in Great Britain, industrialization dominated th 19th century in Western Europe and North America.
Answer:
1.) In China, the demand for silver initially drove the global economy. ... The devaluation of silver in China had a devastating financial effect on Spain as well — a fact that allowed its European competitors to gain the upper hand in a new global trade focused on sugar, tobacco, gold, and slaves."
1)- slave trade, Spanish forced Africans to mine silver
2)- Atlantic ocean became crucial, triangular trade with Americas, Africa, great Britain, and Spain
3)- traditional regional markets in afro-Eurasia, products increased and shipping improved
