As the new century dawns, curricular and popular interest is increasingly focused on understanding the historical events and forces that have driven the vast changes in the twentieth century. And the period between the two world wars, one replete with artistic inspiration, economic enterprise, intellectual commentary and analysis, and political wrangling, witnessed much of this change. Focusing primarily on the United States and Western Europe, Encyclopedia of the Interwar Years is an interdisciplinary reference to the ideas, people, places, and events--military, political, and cultural--of the period between the two wars. With 50 black-and-white photographs, this is a consistent and comprehensive guide for any reader interested in understanding the dynamics and development of this period. Coverage includes: Biographies , including political leaders, social workers, actors, composers, athletes, writers, criminals, film directors, artists, industrialists, and playwrights Movements , including Art Deco, the Bloomsbury Group, Colonialism, Fascism, The Lost Generation, Moral Re-Armament, Nazism, Protectionism, and Surrealism Legislation and court cases , including the Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924, the Child Labor Act, the Federal Securities Act, the Government of India Act, the Immigration Act of 1924, and the Scopes Monkey Trial Events, meetings, and conferences , including the Black Sox Scandal, the Boulogne Conference, the Hindenberg, the League of Nations, and British, German, and U.S. elections Treaties, agreements, and policies , including the Treaty of Berlin, the Five-Year Plan, the Four-Power Treaty, and the Geneva Disarmament Conference Organizations and agencies , including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Hays Office, and the Works Progress Administration Entertainment and popular culture , including The Battleship Potemkin , the Algonquin Round Table , The Blue Angel , Frankenstein , The Jazz Singer , Life magazine, cartoons, motion pictures, and radio.