Chapter 9.

Chapter 9: “1919-1940.”

Read this chapter, paying special attention to the following themes:

1. The “Mad years” (151). 
2. The new cultural landscape after the war (152-153). 
3. The split of the Left, between communism and socialism (154). 
4. The big depression (156). 
5. Who was Maurras? Ultra-right and para-military organizations (157). 
6. The main characteristics of Leon Blum’s presidential period (160-162). 
7. France as a divided country (162). 
8. Germany takes over (163-165).