Global General history 29-the rise of the Western world (a.d. 1500-1763)-Western expansion: Netherlands, France, United Kingdom _ I point to the sea

In the period 1600-1763, northwestern Europe country Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom to catch and exceeded both Spain and Portugal. Northwest Europe to become the world's most influential and vitality of the region. Northwest European countries in the political, military, economic, and some degree of cultural control the world until 1914. Their practices and systems become parts of a model of nationalities. Modern capitalism in northwestern Europe born explains why Northwest Europe is ahead of Spain and Portugal and dominate the World Affairs — the dominant until the first world war broke out. Netherlands is the earliest use of Iberian opportunities offered by the decline. For the Netherlands in the 17th century is one of the "golden century". Netherlands is the transport of goods from bear began their great development. 16th century Netherlands people begin to challenge the Eastern Empire, Portugal. They are better able to seafarers in their three-masted merchant ship cheaper to transport the spice, and because their own industry better than of Ibero national industries, their trade goods than the latter cheap. Netherlands commercial fleet as early as 1600 years have 10,000 ship, is the world's largest fleet. Netherlands in shipyard a high degree of mechanization, almost a day to produce a boat, but its shipbuilding and operating costs are very low, so the Netherlands shipowners could undercut competitors steal business. They also acts as the result of which France, Spain, United Kingdom and the Baltic Sea between carriers. United Kingdom people until the 18th century to the merchant marine transportation and the Netherlands were in competition. The 18th century was marked by the competition between the United Kingdom and France colonial hegemony struggle. These two countries face to face in the World – North America, Africa and India — competition. End to United Kingdom of overwhelming victory. One of the reasons is that France more interested not overseas colonies, but European hegemony. Another victory for the United Kingdom because of emigration to colonial United Kingdom people person than France. France and Britain competition almost lasted a century until 1763, United Kingdom a clean sweep. France was evicted from India is also a history of world significance, because it means United Kingdom will settle down there, go on the road to world Empire and world domination by the road, but also because there is a vast, densely subcontinent provides this unparalleled base area, the United Kingdom in the 19th century expansion to other regions of South Asia and the far East Asian expansion.