World War I had left the defeated nations of the world shattered and in a state of disrepair. As countries returned to peace, its citizens were eager to place the blame for their country's defeat. In France, the blame was placed on the weak and corrupt Republican government, the ideals of the French Revolution itself, and uprisings from socialists and communists in the final months of the war. Far right French leaders were initially impressed with the revolutions in Russia, but it became clear that Trotsky's unitarian ideology was not compatible with the far right movement.