A French economy was already on the verge of failing thanks to the Second Great Depression. The Islamic Jihad tipped it over the edge into full collapse. Hyperinflation ravaged the French middle class, and the working poor lost their jobs, and gangs of angry young adults ruled the streets. A man with the last name of Napoleon convinced his fellow rich and powerful friends to pool their resources with him to build a new French government out of the rubble. He was very passionate.