Basel Manifesto

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The Basel Manifesto was a 1912 declaration by the international socialist movement warning of the catastrophic consequences of a European war and calling on workers to oppose militarism and imperialist conflict.

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Basel Manifesto canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-war declaration ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
political manifesto ⓘ
socialist document ⓘ
adoptedBy Second International ⓘ
international socialist movement ⓘ
aimsTo mobilize workers against imperialist conflict ⓘ
prevent European-wide war ⓘ
associatedWith international labor movement ⓘ
social democratic parties ⓘ
callsFor international working-class solidarity ⓘ
mass action against militarism ⓘ
workers’ opposition to war ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Switzerland ⓘ
date 1912 ⓘ
hasGenre anti-war literature ⓘ
political text ⓘ
hasKeyTheme class struggle in wartime ⓘ
internationalism ⓘ
peace movement ⓘ
hasTitle Basel Manifesto ⓘ
historicalContext rising tensions among European powers before World War I ⓘ
historicalPeriod pre-World War I era ⓘ
ideology Marxism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
influenced later socialist anti-war positions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
mainSubject European war ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ
international socialism ⓘ
militarism ⓘ
opposes imperialist policies of European powers ⓘ
nationalist war propaganda ⓘ
placeOfAdoption Basel ⓘ
linked to: Basel-Stadt
politicalAlignment left-wing ⓘ
positionOnTopic opposition to imperialist war ⓘ
opposition to militarism ⓘ
warning about catastrophic consequences of European war ⓘ
publicationYear 1912 ⓘ
warnsAgainst arms race ⓘ
catastrophic consequences of European war ⓘ
militarism ⓘ

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