Faster transportation and communication expanded the movement of information, goods, and people. Global connections became denser but remained unequal.
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Unit 09 · c. 1900–present
Globalization
Consider how technology, trade, health, culture, and international organizations brought people closer together while creating new tensions.
The big picture
What to know
Consider how technology, trade, health, culture, and international organizations brought people closer together while creating new tensions.
Activists used local and international networks to demand political, social, and environmental change. Governments responded in different ways.
Review the modern era by tracing what technology and global exchange changed and what patterns of power and inequality continued.
Check your understanding
01 / Multiple choice · 3 questions
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Question 01
Which topic helps explain this development? Faster transportation and communication expanded the movement of information, goods, and people. Global connections became denser but remained unequal.
Select an answer to check your thinking.
Question 02
Which topic helps explain this development? Activists used local and international networks to demand political, social, and environmental change. Governments responded in different ways.
Select an answer to check your thinking.
Question 03
Which topic helps explain this development? Review the modern era by tracing what technology and global exchange changed and what patterns of power and inequality continued.
Select an answer to check your thinking.
02 / Write with evidence
Write a short response
What has become more connected, and what divisions remain?
- Make a claim that answers the question.
- Use two examples from the review.
- Explain how the examples support your claim.
See a model response
Consider how technology, trade, health, culture, and international organizations brought people closer together while creating new tensions. The internet enabled rapid communication and sharing of information across borders. Human rights campaigns pushed governments to address abuses and inequality.
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Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
Faster transportation and communication expanded the movement of information, goods, and people. Global connections became denser but remained unequal.
Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
Activists used local and international networks to demand political, social, and environmental change. Governments responded in different ways.
Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
Review the modern era by tracing what technology and global exchange changed and what patterns of power and inequality continued.
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TOPIC 9.1
Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
Faster transportation and communication expanded the movement of information, goods, and people. Global connections became denser but remained unequal.
TOPIC 9.2Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
Medical breakthroughs improved health, but diseases still spread across borders and access to care remained unequal.
TOPIC 9.3Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
Industrial growth and new technology affected air, land, and climate. Governments and activists argued over environmental costs and solutions.
TOPIC 9.4Economics in the Global Age
Trade, finance, and production became more international. Global economic institutions and multinational companies shaped opportunities and inequalities.
TOPIC 9.5Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
Activists used local and international networks to demand political, social, and environmental change. Governments responded in different ways.
TOPIC 9.6Globalized Culture After 1900
Music, film, sports, food, and media crossed borders rapidly. People adopted new cultural forms while adapting them to local traditions.
TOPIC 9.7Resistance to Globalization After 1900
People challenged the economic and cultural effects of global integration. Critics raised concerns about labor, local identity, and unequal power.
TOPIC 9.8Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
International organizations and agreements helped states address shared problems, though cooperation could be limited by competing interests.
TOPIC 9.9Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
Review the modern era by tracing what technology and global exchange changed and what patterns of power and inequality continued.