The Twentieth Century: A Brief Global History, 6/e
Richard Goff,
Eastern Michigan University Janice Terry,
Eastern Michigan University Walter Moss,
Eastern Michigan University Jiu Hwa Upshur,
Eastern Michigan University
The Era of Imperialism
Part I Objectives
1. To understand the implications of the explosion of scientific and technological
knowledge around 1900.
2. To identify the most important economic trends at the beginning of the 20th
century.
3. To examine the social and political trends that characterized the early
part of the 20th Century and to determine the extent to which those trends were
common around the world.
4. To identify the most important elements that influenced international relations
in the early 20th century and to understand their implications with respect
to global stability.
5. To examine the predominant cultural trends in this era and understand their
contradictory nature.