The main goal of this book is not to explain how the West rose to power but rather how the less developed parts of the world such as China, Mexico, Ethiopia, and Turkey, understood and responded to this new power. ... He used two thirds of the country's budget for law enforcement and an army because there could be no progress without peace. ... Diaz's main focus while ruling was railroads, exports, and keeping the peace. ... The "peace and progress " was broken and exploded into a Revolution. ...

• Word Count: 2216
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Marwa declared that reading any book other than the Qur'an was a sin and a form of pagan worship.25 Marwa began a prohibition on reading the Hadiths or Sunnah.26 While nearing the end of his life, Marwa came to believe that he not Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was Allah's true prophet.27 Boko Haram continues to follow and hold up Marwa's beliefs today, such as the opposition of Western education being taught to Muslims. ...

• Word Count: 4638
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate