The party, whose agenda was based on fascism, was the dominant political movement in the country until 1939, when Milan Stojadinović was removed as prime minister.

[1] Party members wore green shirt uniforms and šajkača caps, and they addressed Stojadinović as Vođa 'Leader'.

[1] The party also had a paramilitary wing called the Greenshirts, who assaulted and clashed with those who were against Stojadinović's rule.

[1] Milan Stojadinović led the party until 1939 when his second cabinet collapsed due to his pro-Axis policy.

The party practically ceased to exist with the formation of the Cvetković–Maček government in 1939, although JRZ was not formally abolished or dissolved.