Question

bsbawm, a historian, called the 20th century "The Age of Extremes
Politically, the world saw shoots of democratic aspirations grow amidst the tis.
of Fascist domination which fostered ideologies of unquestioned power and hatre
for other people. Literacy levels and average life expectancy grew immensely fo
all. New forms of art like movies emerged. Scientific knowledge rose to nev
heights unlocking the secrets of atom and life. Women, who constitute half th
world's population, got their right to vote in this period, starting with the West
Literally more than a hundred nations walked to independence and freedom acros
the world. This was also an age of great experimentation as people strove to buil
socialist societies based on the principles of equality and fraternity or alternativel
a liberal democracy based on political liberty and capitalist economy. But th
same period saw the “Great Depression" causing massive unemployment an
economic breakdown and two World Wars in which millions died and the lives a
many more millions were dislocated. Hence, the 20t
century was a period of great expectations, experiment
and dangerous developments.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

bsbawm, a historian, called the 20th century "The Age of Extremes

Politically, the world saw shoots of democratic aspirations grow amidst the tis.

of Fascist domination which fostered ideologies of unquestioned power and hatre

for other people. Literacy levels and average life expectancy grew immensely fo

all. New forms of art like movies emerged. Scientific knowledge rose to nev

heights unlocking the secrets of atom and life. Women, who constitute half th

world's population, got their right to vote in this period, starting with the West

Literally more than a hundred nations walked to independence and freedom acros

the world. This was also an age of great experimentation as people strove to buil

socialist societies based on the principles of equality and fraternity or alternativel

a liberal democracy based on political liberty and capitalist economy. But th

same period saw the “Great Depression" causing massive unemployment an

economic breakdown and two World Wars in which millions died and the lives a

many more millions were dislocated. Hence, the 20t

century was a period of great expectations, experiment

and dangerous developments.