19201993

19201993 refers to the interval from 1920 through 1993, used in historical analysis to discuss a continuous era of disruption and modernization that produced the modern world. It covers transformative events across continents, including the aftermath of World War I, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the Second World War.

The war's outcome accelerated decolonization, redefined international institutions, and established the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers, setting the stage for the Cold War. The Cold War dominated geopolitics for decades, shaping alliances, regional conflicts, and arms races, until the late 1980s and early 1990s, when reform movements and economic shifts contributed to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the bipolar era.

Economic life shifted through industrial expansion, mass production, and the global integration of markets. The period saw technological breakthroughs in aviation, electronics, computing, and energy, culminating in the early internet and the World Wide Web's emergence by the early 1990s.

Social structures experienced upheaval and reform: civil rights movements, anti-colonial struggles, feminism, labor rights, and shifts in education and family life.

Culturally, the period witnessed modernization and globalization of media and consumer culture, alongside persistent inequality and regional differences. The designation 19201993 is used to discuss patterns that recur in this span, including the interaction of political power, economic systems, technological innovation, and social change, and is often used to contrast with post-1993 developments such as the digital information age and post‑Cold War globalization.