Interwar period

1918–1939 period between the World Wars This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article is missing information about the Estado Novo of Portugal established in 1933. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (October 2025) This article is missing information about China during the period. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (February 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Interwar period11 November 1918 – 1 September 1939 First World War Second World War From top to bottom and from left to right: Signing of the Treaty of Versailles Josephine Baker performing the Charleston dance as part of the Roaring Twenties Crowds gathering outside the New York Stock Exchange (1929) Japanese troops in Shanghai (1937) Adolf Hitler in Brno (1939) LocationGlobalIncludingRoaring TwentiesJazz AgeGreat DepressionBuilding up to the Second World WarKey eventsRevolutions of 1917–1923Treaty of VersaillesIntercommunal conflict in Mandatory PalestineMarch on RomeWa