The 1920s and 1930s were not peaceful worldwide. The Spanish Civil War, Japan's invasion of Manchuria, and an Italian war in East Africa appear as examples of conflicts that continued during the interwar decades. China Station anti-piracy operations belonged to the same wider picture of recurring violence. A broad label of interwar peace can obscure how much conflict persisted between the world wars.
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Why the interwar period was not peaceful worldwide
The Spanish Civil War, Japan's invasion of Manchuria, and an Italian war in East Africa challenge a simple picture of interwar peace.