interwar period
The interwar period (also interbellum) is understood within Western culture to be the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, specifically 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939. It was marked by turmoil in much of the world, as Europe struggled to recover from the devastation of the First World War. In North America the first half of the interwar period is often seen as one of considerable prosperity (the roaring twenties), but this changed dramatically with the onset of the Great Depression in 1929.
Interwar period events
The following are some links to sample interwar period events or issues. The links are presented by country:
- History of Albania: Invasion of Albania
- History of Austria: Anschluss
- History of Belgium: Occupation of the Ruhr
- History of Bolivia: Chaco War
- History of Bulgaria: Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923 and the incident at Petrich
- History of Canada: Canada in the World Wars and Interwar Years
- History of Czechoslovakia: Munich Agreement, Polish-Czechoslovak border conflicts, and German occupation of Czechoslovakia
- History of the Republic of China: Warlord era, Northern Expedition, Mukden incident, and Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- History of Ethiopia: Second Italo-Abyssinian War
- History of France: Occupation of the Ruhr, French Colonial Empire, Rif War (1920) and Battle of Maysalun
- History of Germany: Weimar Republic, Gleichschaltung, Lebensraum, Occupation of the Ruhr, Re-unification of the Saar, Remilitarization of the Rhineland, Anschluss, Munich Agreement, German occupation of Czechoslovakia, and the beginnings of Nazi Germany
- History of Greece: Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), the Corfu incident, and the incident at Petrich
- History of Hungary: Greater Hungary, Arrow Cross, and Slovak-Hungarian War
- History of India: Indian independence movement and Jallianwala Bagh massacre
- History of Ireland: Irish War of Independence
- History of Italy: March on Rome, Italian Empire, Corfu incident, Second Italo-Abyssinian War, and Invasion of Albania
- History of Japan: Empire of Japan, Korea under Japanese rule, Mukden incident, February 26 Incident (1936), and Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- History of Korea: Korea under Japanese rule
- History of Latvia: Latvian War of Independence
- History of Lithuania: Independent interwar Lithuania (1918-1940) and Polish-Lithuanian War
- History of Morocco: Rif War (1920)
- History of Paraguay: Chaco War
- History of Poland (1918–1939): Second Polish Republic, Polish-Lithuanian War, Polish-Soviet War, and Polish-Czechoslovak border conflicts
- History of Romania: Greater Romania and Iron Guard
- History of Slovakia: Slovak-Hungarian War
- History of the Soviet Union: Russian Civil War, Polish-Soviet War, and History of the Soviet Union (1927-1953)
- History of Spain: Rif War (1920) and Second Spanish Republic and Spanish Civil War
- History of Syria: Battle of Maysalun
- History of Turkey: Turkish War of Independence and Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- History of the United Kingdom: British Colonial Empire, Indian independence movement, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and Irish War of Independence
- History of the United States: History of the United States (1918-1945)
- History of Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1919-1929) and Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1941)
Historical era
| Preceded by World War I |
World History 1918–1939 |
Succeeded by World War II |
See also
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