Date of Award
Spring 5-1998
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
Dr. John D. Treadway
Abstract
This thesis sheds light on a hitherto neglected chapter in the life of Pierre Laval, one of France's most controversial political figures in the twentieth century. Widely remembered as Vice-Premier (Vice-President du Conseil des Ministres) of the Vichy government during World War II, Laval is less known as the premier (President du Conseil des Ministres) who attempted to solve the grave financial and diplomatic dilemmas dividing France, Great Britain, the United States, and Germany in 1931. In that year, he engaged in one last grand diplomatic effort, before Adolf Hitler came to power, traveling to London, Berlin and Washington, D.C., in order to solve the issues of the international war debt, the world economic crisis, and the rise of nationalism in Germany.
Recommended Citation
Volcker, Sebastian, "Laval 1931 : a diplomatic study" (1998). Master's Theses. 1110.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/1110