Our second contention is that the 20th century was one of progress because the countries of the world are getting wealthier and their people are getting healthier.
As we saw in Hans Rosling’s “The Joy of Stats,” all of the countries of the world /// have shown a steady increase in both how much their people earn/// and how long their average life span is. For example, Japan went from $1,736 a person per year to $28,560/// a year and the peoples average lifespan went from 39 years old to 81/// years old on average. This is an increase of $26,824 a year/// and an average of 42 years older. Another example is Brazil that went from 32 years old and $575 a year in the year 1900 to 70 years old and $8,056 a year in the year 2000. This is an average increase of 28 years and $7,481.
Another sign of progress is how globalization has led to an increase in availability of goods and services all around the world.  As we saw in the reading “Buried Treasure” written by archaeologist Julia Johnston, even homes in the most remote locations such as Cambodia and  Antarctica/// are able to get things like television, electronics, cosmetics,/// and all the other luxuries of modern life.
In the 20th century, countries all around the world have enjoyed a steady increase/// in the quality of their life with everything from more money and an older average age/// to the availability of a wider range of goods. Both of these facts show that globalization has had many benefits to societies all around the world/// and has dramatically improved the public’s quality of life in many areas of the world///. This is most definitely a sign of progress in the 20th century.