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Great Depression in France The Années folles ( French pronunciation: [ane fɔl] , "crazy years" in French) was the decade of the 1920s in France . It was coined to describe the social, artistic, and cultural collaborations of the period. [ 1 ]
At first, the end of wartime production caused a brief but deep recession, the post–World War I recession of 1919–1920 and a sharp deflationary recession or depression in 1920–1921. Quickly, however, the economies of the U.S. and Canada rebounded as returning soldiers re-entered the labor force and munitions factories were retooled to ...
The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...
Pages in category "1920s in Europe" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. 1920s in Bulgaria; E.
An important difference between the Great Depression in the Netherlands and the situation in most other affected countries was the role of the government. Until the late 1930s the Dutch government, headed from 1933 to 1939 by the Anti-Revolutionary statesman Hendrik Colijn , could be described as non-interventionist and strongly internationalist.
Starting on Jan. 17, 1920, Prohibition limited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. Wanting to keep business and keep selling alcohol without getting in trouble ...
Les Halles street market in 1920. Continuing, The population of Paris had been 2,888,107 in 1911, before the war. It grew to 2,906,472 in 1921, its historic high. [6] Many young Parisians were killed in the First World War, though a smaller proportion than from the rest of France, but this ended the steady population growth Paris had had before the war, and caused an imbalance in the ...
The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in US history. More than 15 million Americans were left jobless and unemployment reached 25%. 25 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate ...