Short twentieth century

The Short Twentieth Century is a term used by some historians to denote the period 1914—1989 or perhaps a couple years later (the Cold War has no exact end date), it being their thesis that World War I and the fall of the Soviet Empire (Soviet Union together with the governments which it backed) represented such significant changes in world history as to redefine the era.

Related Topics:
1914 - 1989 - World War I - Soviet Empire - Soviet Union

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Created in analogy to other era names felt to overlap specific time periods.

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See also:

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• Eighty Years' War (1914-1995)
• American Century