The Rise of the West refers to a period of time in which Western Europe rose to power due to many environmental, political factors and social. Many historians attribute the rise of the West to the period between 1450 and 1850. This surge in Western European power has been attributed to the global dominance of Western Europe and America in the 21st century. The interesting thing about the rise of the West is how Western Europe developed so differently from other parts of the world, leading it to become the world's superpower. Over the past 50 years, the idea of ​​the rise of the West has been carefully reexamined. Before the 1950s, historians believed that the rise of the West happened because it was destined to; because Europe is the best and the strongest. It was luck, fate and destiny that helped Europe and America get to where they are today. Over the last 50 years, many historians have begun to disagree. They give credit to luck as a factor in the rise of the West; however, they also credit ideas, political climate, culture, and economics as driving forces behind the rise of the West. Three of the most widely accepted theories regarding the rise of the West are the theories stated by historians Andre Gunder Frank, David S. Landes, and R. Bin Wong. The ideas of the rise of the West are not simply just one of the three theories of Frank, Landes, or Wong; but rather a combination of all three. Andre Gunder Frank was a German historian and social economist. One of Frank's major theories about the rise of the West links Western Europe's wealth from exploration in the Americas and Africa before 1800 to how Western Europe used that wealth to become a world superpower in the mid-1800s . Frank is a deep believer... middle of paper... fuels the rise of the West. Such an abundance of coal can only be attributed to the location in which Europe is located. This position is based on fate and luck. The Rise of the West refers to a period of time between about 1450 and 1850, when Europe developed so differently from the rest of the world that it became a global superpower after the Industrial Revolution. The idea of ​​the rise of the West has been re-examined over the past 50 years. Previously, many historians attributed the main reasons for the rise of the West to fate and luck. Recently, historians have come to view politics, economics, culture, innovation, and luck as factors that make the rise of the West a reality. It is by studying the works of historians such as Andre Gunder Frank, David S. Landes, and R. Bin Wong, and by researching the nature of Europe in the 1800s, that true ideas about the rise of the West can come to light..