Unit 9: Globalization
1900 to the Future
Teacher Resources
How are our lives today similar and different, and how can history help explain these variations and commonalities?
A lot has changed for humanity in the last century. There are four times as many of us around today as there were in 1914, and we are all connected to each other in almost limitless ways. What does it mean to be an individual in a crowd of 8 billion?
An Age of Intense Globalization
The processes of globalization have accelerated, resulting in population growth, climate change, technological innovations, social tensions, decreasing poverty, and extreme inequality. Has globalization been good or bad for humanity?
Lesson 9.2
Is Globalization Good or Bad?
What are the benefits and challenges of globalization?
Lesson 9.3
The Global Economy
How have our economic networks and systems of production and distribution been affected by the era of intense globalization?
Lesson 9.4
The Great Acceleration
Why has change accelerated since 1945?
Social Transformation
The era of intense globalization has transformed how we organize our societies. Global connections have collided with local communities as old tensions and new conflicts continue to haunt our world.
What Comes Next?
What does the evidence you’ve gathered during this course tell you about our future? Do the three frames provide enough guidance for you to understand human history? What’s next for our species?
