Why were Europeans eventually able to dominate the Americas? Jared Diamond calls Europeans “accidental conquerors” and concludes that the answers to the above question “turn out to have nothing to do with any personal qualities.” What evidence does Diamond offer to support this conclusion, and do you find it convincing? Do the readings in Ch. 1 and 2 of the textbook support Diamond's comment that historical outcomes have "nothing to do with personal qualities"? Why or why not?
