To what extent did events of the 1890s foreshadow events of the 1990s??

Can someone find me some info so I can write an essay about it. I tried looking for some info but could not find anyhting. I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks

http://www.multied.com/dates/1890ad.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001251.html

You can take these two sites and compare events.