Plausible Deniability

Revolutionary sentiment within France had been curbed for a time, but after suffering through continuous defeats on the battlefield, it became clear that the people had been lied to by those in power.

And this had once more caused protests to break out across the country. Whether it was the Marxist revolutionaries who sought to install a communist utopia within the borders of France, or right-wing reactionaries who blamed the defeats in 1871, and the ongoing losses during the Great War on their own failing republic. All who wished to participate in civil unrest were making their voices heard.

To combat these protests, the French Government began to crack down on them, dispersing any gathering of ten or more people with law enforcement agencies, while imposing a curfew on all citizens.