The world of central banking was transformed by a spate of nationalisations beginning in 1936, and by the assertion of more governmental influence over monetary and banking policy during and after the Second World War. Central banks became less autonomous in the middle of the twentieth century. The period from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s may be termed the first revolution in central banking, and its beginnings were discussed in the previous chapter. New institutional arrangements were imposed after the depression, and in some cases new leaders – most notably Eccles himself – were appointed. Though it might be tempting to see the 1930s and 1940s as an era in which central banks were conquered and occupied by governments, the new ethos was in fact one of partnership.