A company shipping its products to different countries worldwide is more likely to occur in the modern era than in earlier periods of human history.
The Modern Era lasted from the end of the Middle Ages to the middle of the twentieth century. However, modernism refers to the artistic movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that arose from the widespread changes that swept the world during that time period.
The earlier period of human history is defined as the time between the use of the first stone tools by hominins approximately 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.
It was the "Meiji Restoration" that launched a period of rapid industrialization and Westernization in Japan during the 19th century, since this brought back traditional Japanese rule and led to modernization.
The Rough Riders were a famous group of horsemen during the Spanish-American War. They were led by Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt actually resigned from office so that he could serve.