French Fourth Republic (Central Victory)

Role in the First World War
France like its allies was crippled by the Great War. The Treaty of Berne destroyed the French Republic. France fought the longest but the Central Powers overwhelmed the French military.

The French mutinies had spread from the Army and then finally to Paris. And the following day Germany captured Paris and the government surrendered.

Upon the withdrawal of German troops France had another revolution, instituting a communist government that managed to save a lot of French lives.

Interwar Years
Because of the expensive war reperations France had to pay to the Central Powers, the country was bankroupt by 1926. And then hit by the Great Depression in the 1930's.

These extreme economic chains placed on France by Germany forced France to look to her old allies for help. All of the main European allies of the Great War had sense become communist states and the Soviet Union was eager to reopen alliances with France and Britain.

With aid of the Soviet Union, France was able to get back on her feet economically by 1938, and then began to rapidly building up supplies and recruiting new troops. France could not afford to expand it technology as frantically as the other Red Powers, but was able to gain numbers quickly that rivaled Germany's Army.