Looking back over the period from the late-nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century, whatdo you identify as the single most important transformation of the global power-structure? Why?What were the political, economic, and social effects of this transformation, from the level ofinternational relations to the level of ordinary people's lives? If you were to prepare a collegelevelpresentation on this topic, what source(s) would you use to represent this transformation,and why?In the period from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, the world underwent many dramatic changes that impacted every aspect of society. Technological innovations have produced a highly interconnected world. Communication was greatly improved first by the advent of the telephone and recently, the internet. Travel was made exponentially quicker evolving from trains to automobiles and airplanes. These technological improvements have allowed the sharing of ideas to occur at a much quicker rate. However, during this time period, one thing remained constant; The Western dominance of Africa, Asia and South America.
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English: Sykes-Picot Agreement 1916. Reproduced fr...While this dominance remained a fixture in international relations, the single most-important transformation in the global-power structure was the nature of this domination: From the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, the global-power structure has changed from one of overt domination to covert domination. In presenting this topic, it is imperative to show the expressed attitudes of the West in the late 19th century to the end of the 20th century. This would accurately illustrate the language used by the West. By linking the change in language with the actual outcome, one can clearly see while Africans and Asians have attempted to work within the power system, the power structure has been rigged to maintain Western dominance of geo-political, economic and social fixtures. The consequences of this dynamic have allowed for the...