Between vs. During

• We were in Switzerland during last summer.
• I was unwell during the whole of last week.
• He got injured during the match.
• I learned some Italian during my stay in Italy.

Between is used to talk about intervals and time limits. Two events must be mentioned if you want to use between.

• England grew prosperous during Queen Victoria’s reign. (NOT England grew prosperous between Queen Victoria’s reign.

Another example is given below.

• The First World War was fought between 1914 – 18 (NOT The First World War was fought during 1914 – 18.)