Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "What if the West Never Rose to World Dominance? Part 1" video.

  1. Believe me. If they weren't triggered by an alt history video it would be something else. Probably something really disturbing like sunrise. Or that Monday follows Sunday.
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  2. One lead to the expansion of the West. Being on the tail end of the spice trade Portugal sought to bypass the middle men. Be they the Islamic World or Venice. A world in which Europe never rose to dominance would likely be a far poorer and brutal one with technology maybe at the level of the early 17th century. The Americas would eventually be (re)discovered most likely by Basque or English fishing fleets. In fact either may well have known about New Foundland or Nova Scotia prior to Columbus. But kept the knowledge secret to prevent others from accessing fishing grounds. The most important weapons for the Spanish were their germs and allies
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