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==Origins==

==Origins==

The '''Western world''' or the Occident, [[Europe]] (western Eurasia), as opposed to the Eastern World (the Orient), Asia (eastern Eurasia), is made up of the countries of Europe, as well as the technologically advanced countries of the Americas that have been influenced (by colonisation or otherwise) tremendously by France, Spain, Portugal, Russia, the United Kingdom or other European nations.

The '''Western world''' or the Occident, [[Europe]] (western Eurasia), as opposed to the Eastern World (the Orient), Asia (eastern Eurasia), is made up of the countries of Europe, as well as the technologically advanced countries of the Americas that have been influenced (by colonization or otherwise) tremendously by France, Spain, Portugal, Russia, the United Kingdom or other European nations.

 

WW1 or the Great War brought on the first decline of Western Civilization, focusing around in Europe due to the millions of young people dying during the conflict. Many of the countries that participated in imperialism and WW1 during the Guided Age were in debt economically, with Germany suffering from hyperinflation and the British Empire, once known as the largest creditor, now being the largest debtor. The Russian Empire dissolved because of the Russian Revolution in which the Communist Bolsheviks, lead by Vladimir Lenin, were victorious over their opposition. The Communist Party had taken over Russia and in 1922, became the Soviet Union, first under Lenin, then by his protegee, Joseph Stalin. Communism being practiced in a country like this, was also a sign that Western Civilization in Europe was declining.  

== See also ==

== See also ==