ABSTRACT
The diffusion of modern industrial technology did not end with the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914. In fact the continued spread of industrialisation was stimulated by both the war and the worldwide depression that occurred during the interwar years. After the war, industrialisation was rapid in the United States, Canada and Australia in the 1920s, and high rates of industrial growth were also achieved during these years in Brazil, Finland, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan. Despite the success achieved by some countries, the spread of industrialisation to new regions and nations during this century has been made more difficult by the growing complexity and the scale of modern technology. A feature of the post-World War II period of even more importance for the spread of industrialisation is the emergence of genuinely international institutions concerned with the problem of world economic and social development.
