9.1

Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900

AP World History: Modern

Communication technologies

The revolution in communication

The internet and the information revolution

The digital divide

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Transportation technologies

The transformation of travel and trade

Containerization: the quiet revolution

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Aviation and the shrinking world

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A Boeing 747 aircraft, which revolutionized mass international air travel
Caption: A Pan Am Boeing 747. The introduction of wide-body aircraft in the 1970s made international air travel affordable for millions, dramatically accelerating global cultural and economic exchange.

Agricultural technology: the Green Revolution

Transforming food production

Energy technologies

The age of fossil fuels

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Renewable energy

Medical technology

Breakthroughs in healthcare

Global health disparities

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Technology and cultural exchange

Global popular culture

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Cultural homogenization vs. hybridization

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Migration and diaspora

Primary sources

Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964)

Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (1970)

Tim Berners-Lee on the World Wide Web (2014)

Key figures

Key events summary

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Vocabulary