Drivers of the First Age of Globalization (From the Mid-1800s

question 63

Short Answer

Drivers of the first age of globalization (from the mid-1800s to the 1920s) included the steamship, telegraph, railroad, and later, the ________ and airplane.

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Definitions:

Mendeleev

A Russian chemist who created the periodic table, organizing chemical elements by their atomic mass and chemical properties.

Atomic Symbol

A one or two letter notation used to represent an element in the periodic table, derived from its name.

Aurum

The Latin term for gold, represented by the atomic symbol Au.

Gold

A chemical element with the symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79, known for its brightness, density, and resistance to corrosion.