▁became ▁increasing ly ▁divided ▁between ▁revolution aries ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁and ▁strong ▁action ▁at ▁home , ▁and ▁reform ists ▁who ▁fav oured ▁moder ation ▁and ▁re - aff ili ation ▁to ▁the ▁pre - war ▁Second ▁International . ▁One ▁outcome ▁of ▁this ▁division ▁was ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁revolution aries . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁T ours ▁Congress ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁French ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁Work ers ' ▁International ▁( S FI O ) ▁members ▁voted ▁to ▁accept ▁Vladimir ▁I ly ich ▁Len in ' s ▁ 2 1 ▁Cond itions , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁International ▁( SF IC ), ▁the ▁CG T ▁also ▁split . ▁ ▁Rad ical s ▁created ▁the ▁Conf édération ▁générale ▁du ▁travail ▁un itaire ▁( CG T U ), ▁where ▁commun ists ▁initially ▁coh ab ited ▁with ▁an arch ists ▁and ▁revolution ary ▁trade ▁union ists . ▁ ▁Re con c ili ation ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁left - wing ▁parties ▁un ited ▁to ▁counter act ▁the ▁far - right ▁" lig ues ". ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁Popular ▁Front ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁legisl ative ▁election . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁CG T ▁and ▁the ▁CG T U ▁were ▁reun ited . ▁Ben o ît ▁Fra ch on ▁negoti ated ▁in ▁June ▁with ▁employ ers ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁for ▁the ▁