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18901980

18901980 refers to the historical span from 1890 to 1980. The term is used in historical writing to discuss broad patterns of modernization, conflict, and transformation that helped shape the modern world.

The period began with rapid industrial expansion, urban growth, and the emergence of new political movements.

Economically, the era saw the expansion of large-scale production, the growth of global trade, and cycles of

Technological and scientific progress included advances in transportation and communications, such as the automobile, aviation, radio,

The legacy of 1890–1980 is a more interconnected world marked by shifting imperial and national boundaries,

It
includes
the
upheavals
of
the
two
World
Wars,
the
interwar
era,
and
the
early
stages
of
the
Cold
War,
as
well
as
decolonization
in
the
postwar
era.
boom
and
bust,
including
the
Great
Depression
of
the
1930s.
Socially,
it
witnessed
labor
organization,
women's
suffrage
movements,
and
advances
in
civil
rights
and
social
policy.
and
telephone,
along
with
medical
breakthroughs
and
the
early
development
of
computing
and
space
exploration.
the
emergence
of
new
political
and
economic
powers,
and
cultural
transformations
that
influenced
later
decades.