Baják László Ihász István: The Hungarian National Museum History Exhibition Guide 4 - The short century of survival (1900-1990) (Budapest, 2008)

Room 17. The Hungary of Trianon from the Election of the Regent to the Last Year of Peace (1920-1938). László Baják

authorities, the universities and the Academy. With this, Bethlen succeeded in creating a powerful conservative right-wing system in Hungary that, uniquely in the region, was able to function right to the very end of the Second World War. Parallel with internal policy came the economic reorganisation of the country. Hungary's agricultural production fell to one third of the prewar period, while industrial production fell by 50%. Internal forces were insufficient to slow down inflation, so Bethlen turned to the League of Nations for a loan, which after lengthy negotiation and with the support of Britain it finally Advertisement encouraging subscription to the League of Nations loan, 1925 Election posters popularising PM István Bethlen, 1927 and 1931