As Allende was trying to withstand the American campaign, he also faced intense pressure from groups of workers and peasants whose revolutionary passion he had helped to awaken.
In the face of an American campaign against him, Chilean leader Salvador Allende grappled with significant challenges from within his own country. He had inspired many workers and peasants to embrace revolutionary ideals, creating a wave of activism and expectation that he now had to manage carefully.
This internal pressure compounded the external threats he faced, highlighting the complexities of revolutionary leadership. Allende's efforts to maintain unity and direction in the revolutionary movement were hindered by the very forces he had motivated, demonstrating the difficulties of sustaining change amidst both domestic and foreign opposition.