What is the Modern age
What time period of the modern age does this presentation focus on?
From 1900 to the present.
What major historical period introduced machines and factories?
The Industrial Revolution.
What invention replaced physical labour and hand tools in factories?
Industrial machinery / steam engines and electric machines.
Name one important modernist author from the modern age.
James Joyce or Virginia Woolf.
Why is the modern age important for today’s world?
Because it shaped the world we live in now.
What are three main areas of change during the modern age?
Technology, society, and global connections.
Which two global conflicts reshaped countries and societies during the modern age?
World War I and World War II.
What social change happened when factories grew and people moved to cities for work?
Urbanization
What writing style shows characters’ thoughts directly in the story?
Stream of consciousness.
Name two inventions from the 1900s that changed how people live and communicate.
For example: electricity, cars, airplanes, computers, or the internet.
Which two major conflicts happened during the modern age and changed the world?
World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945).
What revolution introduced computers and the internet and changed modern communication?
The Digital Revolution.
Name three types of transportation that improved during the modern age.
Trains, cars, and airplanes.
Name one book by James Joyce.
Ulysses or Finnegans Wake.
Which organization was created after the World Wars to promote peace and protect human rights?
The United Nations.
What international organization was created in 1945 to increase cooperation between countries?
The United Nations.
How did the Industrial Revolution change everyday life for workers?
It introduced machines and factories, changing how people worked and lived.
How did communication work before modern communication technology?
People mainly used letters and messengers.
How did modernist writers change traditional storytelling?
They focused on inner thoughts, emotions, and the human mind instead of structured storylines.
How did science and medicine improve during the modern age?
Vaccines, antibiotics, and modern hospitals saved millions of lives and helped people live longer and healthier.
Why is the modern age often described as a period of globalization and fast change?
Because new technology, social developments, and global connections made the world more connected, faster, and interdependent.
Name two major ways the world changed because of the World Wars.
Countries and societies were reshaped; global politics, borders, and social structures changed.
Explain how communication technology developed from early inventions to today.
Telegraph and telephone enabled long-distance communication, radio and TV spread information to large audiences, and the internet made communication instant and global.
Why did modernist literature shift toward inner thoughts and psychological focus?
Because of trauma, industrialization, social change, and the impact of World War I and II.
Explain two major social changes that made society more fair during the modern age.
Movements for women’s rights, civil rights, and workers’ rights strengthened freedom, equality, and justice.