International Workingmen's Association

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19th-century political organization international organization labor organization socialist organization workers' association

The International Workingmen's Association was a 19th-century transnational organization that united various socialist, communist, anarchist, and labor groups in Europe and beyond to coordinate the working-class struggle.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century political organization → international organization → labor organization → socialist organization → workers' association →
alsoKnownAs	First International →
conflict	split between Marxists and Bakuninist anarchists →
continent	Europe →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolved	1876 →
documentedIn	General Rules of the International Workingmen's Association → Inaugural Address of the International Workingmen's Association → The Civil War in France →
founded	1864-09-28 →
hasMember	American labor organizations → Belgian workers' organizations → British trade unions → French workers' societies → German socialist groups → Italian republican and socialist groups → Spanish anarchist groups → Swiss workers' sections →
hasMotto	Workers of all countries, unite! →
hasPart	General Council of the International Workingmen's Association →
hasPurpose	advocacy of workers' rights → coordination of working-class struggle → overthrow of capitalist system → promotion of international solidarity of workers → support for labor movements →
headquartersLocation	London →
ideology	anarchism → communism → socialism → trade unionism →
influenced	European socialist parties → Marxist political theory → Second International → anarchist movement → international trade union movement →
influencedBy	Revolutions of 1848 → industrialization in Europe →
keyPerson	Charles Longuet → César De Paepe → Friedrich Engels → Giuseppe Garibaldi → James Guillaume → Johann Georg Eccarius → Karl Marx → Mikhail Bakunin → Paul Lafargue → Victor Hugo →
language	English → French → German → Italian → Spanish →
locationOfFormation	London →
notableEvent	Basel Congress of the International Workingmen's Association → Brussels Congress of the International Workingmen's Association → Geneva Congress of the International Workingmen's Association → Hague Congress of the International Workingmen's Association → Lausanne Congress of the International Workingmen's Association →
positionOn	support for the Paris Commune →
shortName	IWA →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Karl Marx → Mikhail Bakunin →	memberOf
International Workingmen's Association ("General Rules of the International Workingmen's Association") →	documentedIn
First International ("General Council of the International Workingmen's Association") →	governingBody
International Workingmen's Association ("General Council of the International Workingmen's Association") →	hasPart
First International →	officialName