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when did the rise of the west happen
A combination of economic and political transformations in Europe, converged between 1750 and 1914 to allow the west to dominate the rest of the world.
What was the cause of the rise of the west
As the Middle Ages waned the Europeans began to make quicker economic progress, while the Chinese lapsed into economic stagnation.

Question: How did the west sustain economic success
Self-contained rewrite: How did the west sustain economic success in the middle ages