post-war period
Peace following conflict
The post-war period is the time following a war, especially the years after World War II (1945 onward).
It typically refers to an era of rebuilding, political realignment, and social change: the post-war period saw unprecedented economic growth in Western Europe.
The term implies a distinct historical phase shaped by the preceding conflict.
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
- displaced personsPeople forced from home
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- collective memoryCommunity's shared historical recall
infrastructure · ration books · decolonization · reparations · inflation · baby boom · reconciliation · treaties · democratization · Marshall Plan · diplomacy · migration patterns · peacekeeping · art movements · trauma · war crimes trials · never again · peacetime
post-war periodwartime
Period of armed conflict
war footing · wartime economy · military mobilization · state of war · combat operations