In te inter-war period Slavonski Brod was characterized by a difficult and unstable political situation. The constant struggle between te regime and te HSS resulted in te victory in municipal and parliamentary elections, and in te end, due to te crisis of power in 1938, te HSS came into power after te founding of te Banovina of Croatia. HSS's stability did not last long for conflicts within te party itself, but also instability in te government itself in Banovina Croatia. During te Second World War Slavonski Brod was under te supervision of te Ustasha authorities, and due to te traffic connections in te city there were a large number of German and Ustasha armies. Disgruntled people fled or joined te National Liberation Army, ie Partisans. For te liberation of the town and the district of Brod there were heavy battles around Slavonski Brod town. On the liberated territory around the city, the National Liberation Committees were established, who were the forerunners of the real government. During the war, the authorities of the National Authority began to adopt legal provisions regarding the property and nationalization of the same. The legal provisions that were adopted during te war are: 1) Confiscation of property during te war; 2) Legal provisions on economic cooperation with te enemy during the Second World War; 3) Combating war profiteering; 4) Decision on the Protection of the National Honor of Croats and Serbs in Croatia. Legal provisions on nationalization and management of such property continued to be made after the victory of the People's Liberation Army and the formation of a new government. After the war, new and extended old laws related to the seizure of property and their support were introduced. After the war, new and extended old laws related to the seizure of property and their support were introduced. An important law relating to property made after the liberation is: 1) Law on confiscation of property and execution of confiscation; 2) Sequestar; 3) Law on Agrarian Reform and Colonization; 4) the Constitution of the Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia (adopted in 1946); 5) Law on Nationalization of Private Enterprises; 6) Expropriation Act. The property is supported by Jews, Germans, Ustaks and their sympathizers. Part of the confiscated property has been returned to its owners or their closest relative after a couple of months. All the major and largest companies in Slavonski Brod are also supported. Property support has affected Yugoslavia's later development, but property rights relations both in Yugoslavia and in the Republic of Croatia after gaining independence.