was the creation of a new entente with imperialist Britain and France. Hence nespanisn revolution nao to De sacre Ticed on the altar or moscow toreign policy.
As the Government reasserted itself, the impact of the collectivisations of land and industry was reduced. Workers control became mere co-operatives since the banking system and control of credit remainec in orivate nanos. wost importantly, the Government began to form a regular army to replace the democratic militias. irations betrayed by the Popular Front The death blow to the Soanish revoluson came not in 1939, when i's troops were victorious, but in 1937. The Stalinists and Civil Guard in Barcelona engineered a provocation against the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, which commanded the allegiance of the most advanced workers. Thousands of workers came out on the streets in arms against the Government. Once drain une seizure or power was on te agenda, but tne civ and the ex-TrotskyIst rovm counselled caution, and sent the workers back to work.
This was the signal for the final reversal of the gains of the 'July Days'. The workers militias were smashed, and collectivisations ended. Soon the CNT found itself out of the Government, wnie mousands or roumists were arrested or snot