Second International (mar 8, 1889 – jan 19, 1916)
Description:
giant organization, met every three years to discuss Marxism. Despised Eduard BernsteinIMPORTANT:
Revisionism -- new model unions became more popular, some socialists made efforts to update their doctrines to be less radical ("nationalized" in the name of unity)
Where labor support was strong, revisionism was embraced
- German and England
Where labor support was weak, marxism was stronger
- France, Austria-Hungary, Russia
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Date:
mar 8, 1889
jan 19, 1916
~ 26 years