a) one argument that barton makes in the passage is that historians cannot recreate a new history just because they don't want britain or europe being in the center of world history, and such acts will only vandalize history. The passage talked about 'de-center' Europe from the world history will present many problems, and this meant that we should learn the right history and we shouldn't focusing on making history what we like.
b) one cultural or economic development in the late 20th century that explain the "impending decline of the west" was the decolonization events, which led to many European countries to become less powerful since they cannot get as much money from their colonies anymore like they used to. which led to many new nations with new cultures forming, not the blind triumphalism of the old modernization theory of inevitable progress towards westernization.
c) one cultural or economic change in the late 20th century that historians who supported the process of de-centering world history would cite as a limitation was the soviet union's success in the middle east, which supported barton's argument in the 2nd paragraph where "westernization is inevitable".
In 1917, Germany, determined to win its war of attrition against the Allies, announced the resumption of unrestricted warfare in war-zone waters. Three days later, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. On February 22, Congress passed a $250 million arms appropriations bill intended to make the United States ready for war. In late March, Germany sunk four more U.S. merchant ships, and on April 2 President Wilson appeared before Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. Four days later, his request was granted.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the famous book called Uncle Tom's Cabin.
This book follows the journey of a man named Uncle Tom, who happens to be a slave in America for a long period of time. During this book, it describes the harsh realities that slaves in America face on a daily basis. Harriet Beecher Stowe, an advocate of abolishing the institution of slavery, wrote this book in hopes of bringing to light the inhumane treatment of slaves in America. She succeeded in her mission.
Northerners read this book, shocked at the realities these slaves faced during this period in American history. Southerners felt that it was an inaccurate representation of life in the South. Regardless, this continued to fuel tension so much that when President Abe Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, he said "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!" This sentence alone shows how critical this book was to the start of the Civil War.
