Wi: French civil war in 1934

Could the February 6th 1934 crisis lead to a civil war in France

How long would a civil war last and who would back which side

What would be the impact on World War 2

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_February_1934_crisis
Hard to predict. Maybe If the right wingers had taken over forcefully the government it could have lead to a Civil War. Maybe even infighting between various right winged factions and also different left winged factions. If the Civil war swallows the whole country, ethnic Nationalist seperatism could become a thing, in the Bretagne and Corsica for example. How would the League of Nations react ? A right winged coup in France may lead to an earlier coup in Spain as well , maybe even armed unrest in other countries. What would fascist Italy and Germany do ? Try to annex territory and or also aid the extreme elements of the right winged movement ? Germany wasn't really ready for war but the Nazis may eye for an annexion of a certain territory. Also, there would ne many refugees from France, where would they go ?
 
Could the February 6th 1934 crisis lead to a civil war in France

How long would a civil war last and who would back which side

What would be the impact on World War 2

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_February_1934_crisis

In one word : no.

This was just an outburst of anti-parlamientary protest due to both corruption scandals and economic crisis.

To have a civil war, you need 2 camps not too unequal in strength and with each access to military resources.

The most you could have in France by 1934 was political violence which could go as far as terrorism against representatives of mainstream political parties. No more.
 
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