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 1927 - 1946 (18 years)
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| 1 | 1910 | - 6 May 1910—20 Jan 1936: Reign of George V
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India
- 31 May 1910—31 May 1961: Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa came into being with the unification of the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony. It included the territories that were formerly a part of the South African Republic (1852 to 1902) and the Orange Free State (1854-1902).
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| 2 | 1923 | - 2 Aug 1923—4 Mar 1929: Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
30th President of the USA
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| 3 | 1927 | - 12 Apr 1927: Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland continued in name until 1927 when it was renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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| 4 | 1929 | - 4 Mar 1929—4 Mar 1933: Presidency of Herbert Hoover
31st President of the USA
- 24 Oct 1929: Stock Market Crash
The collapse of the American stock market begins the Great Depression, which ravages the economy during the “Dirty Thirties.”
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| 5 | 1933 | - 4 Mar 1933—12 Apr 1945: Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the USA
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| 6 | 1936 | - 20 Jan 1936—11 Dec 1936: Reign of Edward VIII
King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India
- 17 Jul 1936—1 Apr 1939: Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was republicans and left-leaning government of the Second Spanish Republic against a revolt by the Nationalists, monarchists, conservatives and traditionalists.
- 11 Dec 1936—6 Feb 1952: Reign of George VI
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India
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| 7 | 1939 | - 1939—1945: World War II
WWII
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| 8 | 1945 | - 12 Apr 1945—20 Jun 1953: Presidency of Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the USA
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