S/H/53. Was the inability of the political factions to agree basic strategies the main reason for the failure of the Second Republic?

This paper considers the dynamics of republican Spain between 1931 and 1936 and the factors that inhibited stable government. Regionalism, the role of the Church, the question of land and the status of the Spanish army had been thorny issues that had divided Spain for decades prior to the formation of the Second Republic and these issues dominated the agenda of its politics. Additionally, the Second Republic needs to be examined in the context of the time it was established. In the wake of world depression and intense socio-political conflict, conditions were favourable to the development of extremist groups from both left and right, drawing on Soviet communism and German and Italian fascism for precedent.