Which development has most influenced the spread of globalization in the 20th and 21st centuries?
a. decolonization in asia and africa
b. improvements to shipping technology
c. the rise of human rights organizations
d. the unresolved conflicts following world war i

The correct answer is - B. Improvements to shipping technology.

The globalization process is essentially a process by which the economies have become more open towards one another, and the trade between most of the countries in the world is much easier. The biggest reason for that, apart for the diplomacy, has been the improvement of the shipping technologies which made all of that possible.

With the advancement of the technology, the shipping has significantly improved, became much faster, quicker, and safer, so it made the globalization possible as we see it now.

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.