The history of the world’s poorest nations is intertwined with the history of Imperialism, particularly European and U.S. attempts to build global empires. As the Maddison book has explored, once Columbus, Magellan, de Gama, and other explorers led the way in the 16th century, a handful of European nations (the U.S. would join in the … Continue reading Unit 3 – Development, Imperialism, and Debt Bombs