Today’s class provided insight into the world of the 1900s, a place of empires built upon decades of colonialism that created a race for technological advancement between nation-states that would only grow in its competitiveness. The 1900s were also a time of immense technological growth and the first era of globalization provided by the advanced technology of the time and the desire of nations to expand. Even further, this advanced communication allowed for the spread of knowledge and dissemination of technology, culminating in landmark achievements such as electricity-powered factories, the internal combustion engine, the creation of steel and mass production, and the use of chemicals. Although these inventions were fresh then, the Worlds Fair introduced some of the more critical devices and overwhelming excitement to its millions of attendees. The 1900s was not the beginning of modern times but only a point in a long road of slow advancements, similar to today’s world.