During the Spanish Civil War, most European countries followed a policy of non-intervention to avoid potential escalation or expansion of the war to other states. This policy led to the signing of the
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André Léon Blum was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France. As a Jew, he was heavily influenced by the Dreyfus affair of the late 19th century.
Non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War
…French governments were aware that events in Spain could spiral into a Second World War. France was reliant on British support for non-intervention. Léon Blum, the socialist prime minister of France, feared that openly backing the Republic would lead to civil war and a fascist takeover in his country, and…
Blum in 1936
Léon Blum memorial in kibbutz Kfar Blum, Israel