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1919: Hutsul Uprising; 1919: Monarchy of the North uprising; 1919: Sejny Uprising; 1919: Khotyn Uprising; 1918–1919: Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia; 1918–1958: Polish–Czechoslovak border conflicts. 1919: Polish-Czech war for Teschen Silesia; 1918–1919: German Revolution; 1918–1919: Greater Poland Uprising; 1919–1922: Greco ...
It was a peaceful era with a few small wars before 1922 such as the Ukrainian–Soviet War (1917–1921) and the Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921). Prosperity was widespread, and the major cities sponsored a youth culture called the " Roaring Twenties " or " Jazz Age ".
November 3–5 African, East African: Von Lettow-Vorbeck's German colonial forces defeat the British at the Battle of Tanga, German East Africa. November 5 Politics: France and the United Kingdom [37] declare war on the Ottoman Empire. [24] November 6–8 Middle Eastern, Mesopotamian: Fao Landing, British and Indians besiege the fortress at Fao ...
Map of territorial changes in Europe after World War I (as of 1923) The Paris Peace Conference imposed a series of peace treaties on the Central Powers officially ending the war. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles dealt with Germany and, building on Wilson's 14th point, established the League of Nations on 28 June 1919. [226] [227]
The timeline of wars has been split up in the following periods: List of wars: before 1000; List of wars: 1000–1499; List of wars: 1500–1799; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars: 1900–1944; List of wars: 1945–1989; List of wars: 1990–2002; List of wars: 2003–present
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (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.
World War I – major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers , [ 1 ] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred on the Triple Entente of Britain , France and Russia ) and the Central Powers (originally centred on the Triple Alliance of ...
The European theatre is divided into four main theatres of operations: the Western Front, the Eastern Front, the Italian Front, and the Balkans Front. Not all of Europe was involved in the war, nor did fighting take place throughout all of the major combatants’ territory. The United Kingdom was nearly untouched by the war.