The Disunity of the Left in Spain During the Civil War

The worst case scenario for the socialist leaders was to have a successful strike and a successful revolution only to see the Spanish anarchists gain control of the result. These fears were that such participation would result in greater growth of support for the CNT. This is also I think a great illustration of the disunity on the left in Spain in the months and years leading up to the Civil War. There would always be this tension that would lead to political infighting but then also violence at some very inopportune moments. They would make the entire situation an uneasy alliance when what probably would have brought them through the Civil War successfully was absolute trust and unity.