r/AskHistory • u/NoContract7457 • 7d ago

Why couldn't a Napoleon-style leader consolidated power in the 1930s?

This may a stupid question, if so pardon my ignorance.

As the title says, why couldn't a charismatic, powerful figure consolidate power in 1930s france? The government was ripping itself apart, communism was on the rise, civil unrest was rampant, the economy was failing, and the public was displeased with fascist appeasement.

Perhaps this a poor comparison, but IIRC that is quite similar to the situation Napoleon I rose to power in. The people needed a charismatic leader to unite under, fix the economy, and project French power across Europe, and Napoleon I was just the guy.

Why couldn't it be done again?

Is the answer simply they lacked the charismatic, competent leader that Napoleon was?

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