By the Nineteenth Century, the Relationship Between the Islamic Empires

By the nineteenth century, the relationship between the Islamic empires and the West can best be described as (Global Perspective, pp. 514-515)

A) the West was booming, the Islamic world declining.
B) the West was declining, the Islamic world booming.
C) the West was stagnant, the Islamic world declining.
D) the West was booming, the Islamic world stagnant.