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In the post-war era, Paris experienced its largest development since the end of the Belle Époque in 1914. The suburbs began to expand considerably, with the construction of large social estates known as cités and the beginning of La Défense, the business district.
May 30, 2018 · The years between 1940 and 1950 make up the strangest and most extreme decade in the Parisian 20th century. They began with the shock and humiliation of the Fall of France in 1940. Then came the miseries and trauma of the Nazi occupation.
In the 20th century, Paris suffered bombardment in World War I and German occupation from 1940 until 1944 in World War II. Between the two wars, Paris was the capital of modern art and a magnet for intellectuals, writers and artists from around the world.
Feb 14, 2018 · Poets and playwrights slowly buried Surrealism and invented the Theatre of the Absurd; budding painters transcended Socialist Realism, pushed Geometric Abstraction to its limits, and fostered...
- Agnès Poirier
Post War Literature overview. Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, the Spanish Civil War and Franco's dictatorship plunged Spain in a state of desolation caused by injustices, censorship and general unhappiness towards the new regime.
Nov 12, 2021 · In considering how local post-war migration history may contribute to new narratives and perspectives of mid-twentieth century history, we have picked four themes central to the historiography of post-war Europe that the special issue articles each address to varying degrees.
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Jul 29, 2019 · The Treaty of Paris, signed on December 10, 1898, was a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War. Under the treaty, Cuba gained independence from Spain, and the United States gained possession of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
