Vichy reverted colonial rule to abusive authoritarianism

Evidence

The advent of the Vichy regime marked a brief return to the most abusive and authoritarian tendencies of the 192o’s in Dakar and Paris. The reformist agenda of de Coppet and Moutet was nevertheless taken up by the new Fourth Republic, anxious to reward African loyalty and forge a more constructive relationship with the empire. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 889