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1930–1998 denotes the span of years from 1930 to 1998. In historical writing it is used to examine a broad swath of the 20th century and the many changes that shaped it across different regions.

The 1930s were dominated by the Great Depression and economic distress, which contributed to political upheaval in several countries. The 1940s saw World War II and the founding of the United Nations, followed by postwar reconstruction and the beginnings of a new international order. The postwar era also accelerated decolonization as many colonies moved toward independence.

The 1950s through the 1970s featured rapid social change, economic growth in some regions, urbanization, and the emergence of civil rights movements, existential security concerns during the Cold War, and technological advances in transportation, medicine, and computing.

The 1980s were marked by liberalization in many economies, the decline of communism as a political force, and the reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 1990s brought further globalization, the rise of the Internet, and major geopolitical shifts, including the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the expansion of Western institutions.

By the end of 1998, the world had entered a new digital era with advances in information technology and communications. The period 1930–1998 is widely used to analyze patterns of economic development, political transformation, and cultural change that shaped late 20th-century history.