The French socialists were strongly anti-war , but following the assassination of Jaurès in 1914 they were unable to resist the wave of militarism which followed the outbreak of World War I . They suffered a severe split over participation in the wartime government of national unity .
The French socialists were strongly pacifist , but following the assassination of Jaurès in 1914 they were unable to resist the wave of militarism which followed the outbreak of World War I . The Socialists suffered a severe split over participation in the wartime government of national unity .