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The Belle Époque was a period of European history from 1871 to 1914 marked by optimism, cultural flourishing, and relative peace among major powers. It matters because this era of artistic, scientific, and social progress came to an abrupt end with World War I, making it historically significant as a turning point that divided the modern world.
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Including Revanchism Scramble for Africa Dreyfus affair Affair of the Cards Start of World War I
Leader(s)Patrice de MacMahon, Jules Grévy, Jules Ferry, Sadi Carnot, Georges Ernest Boulanger, Raymond Poincaré
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