How Did La Belle Époque Become Europe's Golden Age?

Sandwiched between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the outbreak of World War One (WWI), La Belle Époque was a golden age of progress, innovation, and optimism in Europe.

Belle Epoque - AP European History

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