The twentieth century marks the end of the era of Western dominance in world history What evidence might support this statement What evidence might contradict it?

To support the statement, the end of European colonial empires and the emergence of national self-determination; the weakening of European powers because of the two world wars; the rise of a number of developing nations, including India and China; the reaction against Western cultural influences, especially in the Islamic world; and the emergence of communism as a rival system to the Western capitalist model.

Evidence that contradicts the statement includes the continued influence of Europe and the United States as political and military powers and on the world economy; the continued cultural influence of Europe and the United States; and the collapse of communist states in the final decades of the twentieth century.

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