阅读材料回答问题
现代化的世界进程是人类文明形态的重大飞跃，也是人类社会从分散的地域性历史向整体的世界历史发展的转折。现代化的进程是工业文明向全球扩展的过程。——高中历史高中三年级（实验本）
请回答：
（1）现代化的进程发端于哪个地区？又是如何扩展的？
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（2）现代化的起点发生在哪个国家的什么事件？
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（3）结合材料和所学知识谈谈你对现代化的世界进程的看法。
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