AP World History: Modern

Unit 9 Globalization
Topic 9.1 Advances in Technology and Change after 1900

Directions:
1. Take notes as you listen to the Heimler presentation: https://youtu.be/ApWvVXgHI28

2. Pay attention to the historical developments.

3. Bullet points are OK

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THEMATIC FOCUS

Technology and Innovation TEC

LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Explain how the development of new technologies changed the world from 1900 to present.

KEY TERMS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Globalization: The process of interaction and integration among people, HD: New modes of communication—including radio communication,
companies, and governments worldwide. Globalization has accelerated since cellular communication, and the internet􏰉as well as transportation,
the 18th century due to advances in transportation (e.g. steam locomotive, including air travel and shipping containers, reduced the problem of
steamship, jet engine, and container ships) and communication technology (e.g. geographic distance.
telegraph, internet, and mobile phones). This increase in global interactions has
caused a growth in international trade and the exchange of ideas and culture.
Other aspects of globalization include the migration and movement of people
and environmental challenges such as global warming. ● Communication Technology
○ Solved problem of geographical distance
Consumerism: The theory that an increasing consumption of goods is ○ Radio
economically desirable as well as a preoccupation with and an inclination ■ Direct access to voices of other people
toward the buying of consumer goods. ■ Unfiltered information
○ Television
■ Ability to see other people
○ Cellular
■ Communicate w/ people across the globe
○ Internet
■ Allow businesses to communicate with
customers
 ● Transportation
○ Automobiles
■ Allowed for suburbs
○ Air Travel
○ Ships
■ Shipping containers

HD: Energy technologies, including the use of petroleum and nuclear

power, raised productivity and increased the production of material goods.

● Energy Technologies

● Petroleum
○ Replaced coal
● Nuclear Power
○ Emits little pollution

HD: More effective forms of birth control gave women greater control over
fertility, transformed reproductive practices, and contributed to declining
rates of fertility in much of the world.

● Antibiotics
○ Vaccines
○ Penicillin
● Effective Birth control allowing population control

HD: The Green Revolution and commercial agriculture increased

productivity and sustained the earth’s growing population as it spread
chemically and genetically modified forms of agriculture.

● Commercial Farming
○ Sell products on market and maximize profits
● Genetic Modifications
● Green Revolution
○ Produced a lot more food
○ Overproduction - ruined soil