Africa integrated into the global economy since 1600

Use three articles from the “Source Articles” to write a five-paragraph essay on [one of the following]:

1. How has Africa been integrated into the global economy since 1600?
2. How had much of the world become economically transformed by 1900?
3. Why have some countries become wealthy since 1800 while others have remained in poverty or even gotten poorer?
4. How have different countries dealt with the social question and what are some similarities and differences? - You must use at least one example from the 1900s
5. Why has it been so difficult for democracy to take root in many countries during the 1900s?
6. How was the 1800s pivotal in shaping the modern world today? Please discuss at least three different continents.
7. Compare and contrast the different means that non-Western countries have used to obtain independence from the West? Make sure to provide information on the colonial context of the 1800s and 1900s.