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How far do the economic troubles of the interwar years go towards explaining the collapse of Liberalist governments in Europeduring this period?
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How far do the economic troubles of the interwar years go towards explaining the collapse of Liberalist governments in Europe during this period? The economic situation during this period was at best on a fragile basis if not in a state of dislocation, retreat and eventual depression, on a scale never before seen. The breakdown that cumulated in the Great Depression left many questioning if capitalism could ever recover, especially under current yet traditional political systems. Underlying long term economic strife, such as the failure in returning to the Gold Standard, would be one among many a long-standing issue that legitimised the questioning of parliamentary democratic governments. Long-term problems would lead to short-term disaster that would bring about or catalyse their final abolition. This ruthless combination is crucial to understanding how an almost totally 'democratic' Europe of 1918 would be reduced to a handful of survivors by 1939 who themselves had...
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