Faster methods of transportation and more sophisticated methods of communication, such as the Internet, have had the greatest impact on the recent trend of __________.

Faster transportation makes it easier to move people and goods across borders, while the Internet helps information and ideas spread worldwide. These changes connect countries and economies more closely, which is increased globalization. Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons and is not the main effect described here.

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