Answer:
The Spread of Democracy was greatly expedited in the immediate aftermath of WW1, however a large section of these developments quickly regressed in Central Europe due to economic hardships and secterian tensions, not fully completing in some areas until the conclusion of the Cold War.
Explanation:
1. Democracy Quickly Spreads After WW1:
- Central Powers Defeated, Europe Rebuilt
- Austria-Hungary partitioned, Republic of Austria formed
- Weimar Republic established in Germany
2. Quick Regression
- Economic Hardship in Germany leads to rise of Facism, Beer Hall Putsch, Rise and fall of the SA, rise of the SS
- Rise of Facism in Italy
- Tensions between Engelbert Dulfuss and Red Vienna lead to Austrian Civil War, Facist victory
- Aunchluss leads to rise of the Third Reich
3. Not Completed Till After Cold War
- Germany Paritioned, East Germany under Communist Control
- Tito's rise in Yugoslavia and the Eastern Bloc
- Fall of USSR leads to reunification of Germany, ex-Warsaw Pact nations turn Democratic (Ukraine, Hungary, etc.)
