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Between which two events is the Belle Époque conventionally dated?
The Belle Époque covers the European peace and cultural flourishing between 10 May 1871 (the Treaty of Frankfurt ending the Franco-Prussian War) and 28 July 1914 (Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia, opening World War I). The term — 'Beautiful Era' in French — was applied retrospectively after the trauma of the First World War made the pre-war years appear, by contrast, as a lost golden age.
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The Belle Époque The Belle Époque was the period of European prosperity, peace, and cultural flourishing between 1871 (the end of the Franco-Prussian War) and 1914 (the outbreak of World War I). The term, French for 'Beautiful Era,' was applied retrospectively after the trauma of the First World War.