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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > C. Europe, 1919–1945 > 19. The Balkan States > e. Romania > 1923 | ||||
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| After 1922 industry and the economy as a whole developed more rapidly, and there was comparative political stability. By 1928 industrial output had gone up 56 percent as against 1919; consumer and extractive industries still predominated. Romania remained primarily agricultural, however. Moreover, despite economic growth, conditions for both workers and peasants remained difficult. | 1 |
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| The new constitution abolished the three-class system of voting and introduced the direct, secret ballot. Substantial civil liberties were also instituted such as freedom of the press and equality of all ethnic groups. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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