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Second International
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:''See also the
Socialist International and
Webster's Dictionary Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.''
The '''Second International''' was an organization formed in
1889 (after several years of preparation) by socialist and labour parties who wished to work together for international
socialism. It continued the work of the dissolved
First International, though excluding the still-powerful
anarcho-syndicalist movement and unions, and was in existence until
1916.
Among the Second International's most famous actions were its (
1889) declaration of 1st May as International
Labour Day and its (
1910) declaration of 8th March as International
Women's Day.
The Second International dissolved during
World War I, as the separate national parties that composed it did not maintain a unified front against the war, instead generally supporting their respective nation's role. French socialist leader
Jean Jaurès's assassination, a few weeks before the beginning of the war, accounted and symbolized the failure of the
antimilitarism doctrine of the Second International. Additionally in most countries that supported electoral rule, the Second International was not as revolutionary as the later
Comintern Third and
Fourth International Fourth Internationals.
In
1920, the Second International was reorganized. However, some European socialist parties refused to join the reorganized international, and decided instead to form the
International Working Union of Socialist Parties. In
1923, IWUSP and the Second International merged to form the
Labour and Socialist International. This international continued to exist until
1940.
After
World War II, the
Socialist International was formed to continue the policies of the Second International, and it continues to this day.
Congresses of the Second International
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1889 -
Paris
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1891 -
Brussels
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1893 -
Zürich
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1896 -
London
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1900 - Paris
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1904 -
Amsterdam
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1907 -
Stuttgart
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1910 -
Copenhagen
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1912 -
Basel (Extraordinary Congress)
External links
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The Second International, at
Marxists.org
Category:Socialism
Category:Political internationals
eo:2-a Internacio
es:Segunda Internacional
fr:IIe Internationale
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lt:Antrasis Internacionalas
nl:Tweede Internationale
nn:Andre Internasjonalen
pl:Druga Międzynarodówka
zh:第二国际
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