French Popular Front Government (1936–1938)

1. Popular Front wins France’s 1936 elections

   May 3, 1936Labels: Popular Front, French Legislature

   • Britannica
   • 1936 France

2. Léon Blum forms the first Popular Front cabinet

   Jun 4, 1936Labels: L on, Popular Front

   • Britannica
   • Blum I

3. Matignon Agreements end the June strike wave

   Jun 7, 1936Labels: Matignon Agreements, Trade Unions

   • Matignon
   • Encyclopedia

4. Law grants two weeks of paid vacations

   Jun 20, 1936Labels: Paid Leave, French Parliament

   • Matignon
   • ModernGhana

5. Forty-hour workweek becomes law

   Jun 21, 1936Labels: Forty-hour Law, Labor Reform

   • 40 hour law
   • Yale Press

6. Spain’s civil war triggers France’s non-intervention turn

   Aug 1, 1936Labels: Spanish Civil, French Foreign

   • Non intervention
   • 1936 Spain

7. Non-Intervention Committee meets in London

   Sep 9, 1936Labels: Non-Intervention Committee, London Conference

   • Non intervention
   • Diplomacy ency

8. France devalues the franc amid financial pressure

   Oct 1, 1936Labels: Franc Devaluation, French Treasury

   • OUP
   • Franc deval

9. Senate blocks decree powers; Blum resigns

   Jun 22, 1937Labels: Senate Objection, L on

   • Britannica
   • Blum I

10. Chautemps forms a “modified” Popular Front government

    Jun 23, 1937Labels: Camille Chautemps, Modified Cabinet

    • Chautemps
    • Chautemps III

11. SNCF agreement signed; rail system moves toward state control

    Aug 31, 1937Labels: SNCF Agreement, Railways

    • SNCF Group
    • RFN

12. SNCF officially begins operations

    Jan 1, 1938Labels: SNCF, State Rail

    • SNCF Group
    • 1938 France

13. Blum returns briefly; Senate again refuses financial powers

    Apr 8, 1938Labels: L on, Senate Refusal

    • Blum II
    • Britannica

14. Daladier forms a new government and ends the Popular Front era

    Apr 10, 1938Labels: douard Daladier, New Government

    • Britannica
    • Daladier

15. Franco–German Declaration signals appeasement shift

    Dec 6, 1938Labels: Franco German, Appeasement

    • Declaration
    • Britannica