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In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII). It was relatively short, yet featured many social, political, military, and economic changes throughout the world.
International relations (1919–1939) covers the main interactions shaping world history in this era, known as the interwar period, with emphasis on diplomacy and economic relations. The coverage here follows the diplomatic history of World War I and precedes the diplomatic history of World War II .
Former countries of the Interwar period (1918−1939) — the period between World War I and World War II in the 20th century. Subcategories. This category has the ...
20th century European dictatorships by duration This is a list of dictatorial regimes operational in European states in the interwar period , the period between World War I and World War II . Table summary
The Republican-Radical and Radical-Socialist Party, usually called the Radical Party, (1901–1940), was the 20th-century version of the radical political movement founded by Leon Gambetta in the 1870s. It attracted 20–25% of deputies elected in the interwar years and had a middle-class base.
Poland re-emerged in November 1918 after more than a century of partitions by Austria-Hungary, the German, and the Russian Empires. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its independence was confirmed by the victorious powers through the Treaty of Versailles of June 1919, [ 5 ] and most of the territory won in a series of border wars fought from 1918 to 1921. [ 3 ]
Thereby the monarchy grew stronger and, more importantly, national cohesion was built up in the era of total war. [158] The king was the most active monarch in many ways since George III (reigned 1760–1820). Biographer H. C. G. Matthew concludes: His was the busiest service of any nineteenth- or twentieth-century British monarch.
Entrepreneurs who pioneered new business models during the interwar years paved the way for the growth of holiday resorts and travel agencies in the latter half of the 20th century. Even during the depression years, inbound tourism expanded and prompted people to start concentrating more on foreign exchange earnings.