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Second International

The Socialist International, commonly known as the Second International, was a political international of socialist and labour parties formed in Paris in 1889. At a time of growing industrial working-class movements and the expansion of suffrage, it brought together autonomous national parties into a loose international federation. It continued the work…

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Founded
14 July 1889 (1889-07-14)
Headquarters
Brussels (1900–1914)
Anthem
"The Internationale"
Dissolved
4 August 1914 (1914-08-04) (collapse) 21 May 1923 (1923-05-21) (formal)
Governing body
International Socialist Bureau (1900–1914)
Ideology
Social democracy (reformist and revolutionary factions) Factions: Possibilism Anarchism (until 1896)

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Background

Formation (1889)

Early congresses and exclusion of anarchists (1890–1896)

Reformism and revisionism (1896–1904)

Nationalism and colonialism

Struggle against war (1905–1914)

World War I and collapse

Disintegration and successors (1919–1923)

Congresses and conferences

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Second International

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Second International

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related to Works cited · 56
Second International → Berresford Ellis, Boston, Braunthal, Clarendon Press, Clark, Co, Cole, Collins, Dorrien, European Socialism, First International, Frederick, French, Gary, Georges, Great War, Haupt, Henry, History, International
related to Disintegration and successors (1919–1923) · 44
Second International → After, Allied, August, Austrian Social Democrats, Belgians, Bern, Berne International, Bolshevik, British ILP, Comintern, Communist International, Delegates, French, French SFIO, Geneva, German Independents, German Majority Socialists, Germans, Hamburg, In February
related to Formation (1889) · 29
Second International → Australia, British Trades Union Congress, Brousse, Despite, Europe, Fantaisies-Parisiennes, French, French Revolution, Friedrich Engels, Guesde, However, Hyndman, It, July, Lancry, Liebknecht, Marxist, Paris, Possibilist, Rue
related to External links · 24
Second International → Dutt, Encyclopædia Britannica, English, Fall, Fractal-vortex, French, German, Heritage, History, Igor Mikhailovich Krivoguz, Inc, International, International Publishers Co, Lenz, Marxists, Moscow, New York, Palme, Progress Publishers, The
related to Legacy and historical assessment · 21
Second International → August, Beyond, British Fabians, Explanations, Furthermore, Georges Haupt, German Revisionists, German SPD, Historians, International, International's, Its, Lenin, Lenin's, Luxemburg, Marxism, Reformists, Revolutionaries, The, They
related to Organization · 18
Second International → Belgian Labour Party, Brussels, Camille Huysmans, Edward Anseele, Emile Vandervelde, Executive Committee, First International, For, Headquartered, International Socialist Bureau, ISB, London Congress, Paris Congress, The Bureau's, This, To, Unlike, While
Anthem · 1
Second International → "The Internationale"
Dissolved · 1
Second International → 4 August 1914 (1914-08-04) (collapse) 21 May 1923 (1923-05-21) (formal)
Founded · 1
Second International → 14 July 1889 (1889-07-14)
Governing body · 1
Second International → International Socialist Bureau (1900–1914)

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international socialist congress parties war political french party german social movement socialists second conference revolutionary first 1914 class including anarchists

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Second InternationalAnthem"The Internationale"1.00infobox
Second InternationalDissolved4 August 1914 (1914-08-04) (collapse) 21 May 1923 (1923-05-21) (formal)1.00infobox
Second InternationalFounded14 July 1889 (1889-07-14)1.00infobox
Second InternationalGoverning bodyInternational Socialist Bureau (1900–1914)1.00infobox
Second InternationalHeadquartersBrussels (1900–1914)1.00infobox
Second InternationalIdeologySocial democracy (reformist and revolutionary factions) Factions: Possibilism Anarchism (until 1896)1.00infobox
Second InternationalPolitical positionLeft-wing to Far-left1.00infobox
Second InternationalPreceded byFirst International (1876)1.00infobox
Second InternationalSucceeded byZimmerwald movement (1915) Berne International (1919) Communist International (1919) International Working Union of Socialist Parties (1921) Labour and Socialist International (…1.00infobox
female suffrageinstance ofIt focused on issues0.80text
the protection of working women.International Federation of Socialist Young Peopleinstance ofIt focused on issues0.80text
Second Internationalrelated to Disintegration and successors (1919–1923)After0.60section

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