interwar
adjective
in·ter·war
ˌin-tər-ˈwȯr 
variants
or less commonly inter-war
: occurring or existing in the time between wars and especially between the First and Second World Wars
the interwar period
interwar Germany
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Watch on Netflix Eldorado: Everything The Nazis Hate Centered on the eponymous Berlin nightclub, this documentary explores the lives of LGBTQ+ people during the interwar years, from the roaring 1920s through the rise of the Nazis and into the horrors of World War II.
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
Visualizing Trans Identities Photography played an important role in determining gender categories and presentations for both scientists and trans individuals in interwar Germany.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Today, the political scene in Europe and the U.S. increasingly resembles the conditions of interwar Europe, which resulted in the catastrophe of World War II.
—Amy King & Brian J Griffith / Made By History, TIME, 14 June 2024
The Vexing Rise of the Transnational Right Lessons from interwar Europe.
—Daniel Nexon, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
Visualizing Trans Identities Photography played an important role in determining gender categories and presentations for both scientists and trans individuals in interwar Germany.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Today, the political scene in Europe and the U.S. increasingly resembles the conditions of interwar Europe, which resulted in the catastrophe of World War II.
—Amy King & Brian J Griffith / Made By History, TIME, 14 June 2024
The Vexing Rise of the Transnational Right Lessons from interwar Europe.
—Daniel Nexon, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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“Interwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interwar. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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