how was britain changing in the early 1900's?

Answer 1

It was changing fairly slowly. The first few years of the 20th century were merely an extension of the 19th (as currently the 21st is very like the 20th). In 1906 a radical, Liberal Government was elected, however. This led to the very first beginnings of the welfare state, with old age pensions being introduced in 1910. Britain entered into an alliance with France, The Entente Cordiale, which was a great change from the past, France having been seen as the traditional European enemy for centuries. The 'race' to the 1st World War started with the building of more and more 'dreadnoughts' (very large battleships). There were a few more cars on the road (though not very many). The UK ceased to be able to regard itself as an impregnable island when Blériot flew the channel for the fist time in July 1909.

Answer 2

1890: The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the American Indian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.
1894-95: After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea.
1895-1896: Ethiopia defeated Italy in the First Italo-Abyssinian War.
1896: Olympic games revived in Athens.
1896: Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
1897: Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire Until 1910.
1898: The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
1898-1900: The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.
1899-1913: The Philippine-American War.