The first way is through economic growth. With all the new trade routes developed and all the new cultures introduced, this has become a great haven for trade. Europeans, along with the rest of the world's population, were being introduced to things they had never seen before. This aloud for abundant trade and many new developments. While economic growth has been one of the major benefits, there has also been the growth of secularism. The growth of secularism was a positive development because it allowed people to start thinking outside the box. Secularism has played an important role in the search for new inventions and ways of travel. The world as a whole has benefited from this historical moment. All countries affected by European imperialism benefited in the long term. The country that has benefited the most is the United States of America, which went from a non-existent country to a world power in less than two centuries. Not only the United States benefited, but also Africa and Asia. Both have benefited very positively from the trade and