Short twentieth century
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When [French] Marshal Foch heard of the signing of the peace treaty of Versailles he observed with singular accuracy: "This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years."
— Winston Churchill, 1948[a]
The short twentieth century (also spelled short 20th century) is a historiographic term referring to the 77-year period starting from World War I (July 28, 1914) and ending on the discontinuation of the Soviet Union (December 25, 1991). It was originally coined by Iván Berend and later formally defined by the scientific socialist historian Eric J. Hobsbawm.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Churchill, Winston (1948). The Gathering Storm. The Second World War. Houghton Mifflin. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-395-41055-4. Retrieved 23 Oct 2023.
Likely said by Foch in some form, but the exact quotation is unclear. See discussion at StrangeHistory.net