13: The Great Depression Pt. 3 - London and Paris
History of the Second World War
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The Great Depression: Part 4
The new popular front government was put in place on June 4th, and is significant because it would be the first socialist-controlled government in France. The economic reform policies put forward by the popular front are what I would consider very much the expected, moderate socialist reform agenda for this period. However, as usually happens, the eventual discussions made about these policies would leave many on the left heavily disappointed. Some of these reforms will be an important part of our story when we revisit the French economy in later episodes,. We discuss the process of French rearmament.
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