anti-war movement

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peace movement political movement social movement

The anti-war movement is a social and political campaign that organizes protests, advocacy, and direct action to oppose military conflict and promote peaceful alternatives.

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Label	Occurrences
anti-war movement canonical	3

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11063703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: anti-war movement
Context triple: [Kathy Kelly, movement, anti-war movement]

A. anti–Vietnam War movement
The anti–Vietnam War movement was a broad, often youth-led social and political campaign in the United States and abroad that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through protests, civil disobedience, and cultural resistance.
B. nonviolence movement
The nonviolence movement is a social and political campaign strategy that seeks to achieve change through peaceful protest, civil disobedience, and noncooperation rather than physical force or violence.
C. anti-apartheid movement
The anti-apartheid movement was a global and domestic campaign that sought to end South Africa’s system of racial segregation and white minority rule through political activism, protest, and international pressure.
D. global anti-nuclear movement
The global anti-nuclear movement is an international network of activists, organizations, and campaigns opposing nuclear weapons and nuclear power, advocating disarmament, environmental protection, and peaceful energy alternatives.
E. Civil Disobedience Movement
The Civil Disobedience Movement was a major Indian nationalist campaign in the early 1930s, led by Mahatma Gandhi, that used mass nonviolent resistance—most famously the Salt March—to challenge British colonial rule.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: anti-war movement
Target entity description: The anti-war movement is a social and political campaign that organizes protests, advocacy, and direct action to oppose military conflict and promote peaceful alternatives.

A. anti–Vietnam War movement
The anti–Vietnam War movement was a broad, often youth-led social and political campaign in the United States and abroad that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through protests, civil disobedience, and cultural resistance.
B. nonviolence movement
The nonviolence movement is a social and political campaign strategy that seeks to achieve change through peaceful protest, civil disobedience, and noncooperation rather than physical force or violence.
C. anti-apartheid movement
The anti-apartheid movement was a global and domestic campaign that sought to end South Africa’s system of racial segregation and white minority rule through political activism, protest, and international pressure.
D. global anti-nuclear movement
The global anti-nuclear movement is an international network of activists, organizations, and campaigns opposing nuclear weapons and nuclear power, advocating disarmament, environmental protection, and peaceful energy alternatives.
E. Civil Disobedience Movement
The Civil Disobedience Movement was a major Indian nationalist campaign in the early 1930s, led by Mahatma Gandhi, that used mass nonviolent resistance—most famously the Salt March—to challenge British colonial rule.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	peace movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
emergedIn	19th century ⓘ
hasActivity	artistic and cultural events ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ conscientious objection support ⓘ demonstration ⓘ direct action ⓘ draft resistance support ⓘ lobbying ⓘ march ⓘ media campaigns ⓘ petitioning ⓘ protest ⓘ public education ⓘ rally ⓘ
hasGoal	opposition to war ⓘ prevention of armed conflict ⓘ promotion of peaceful conflict resolution ⓘ reduction of military spending ⓘ support for diplomacy ⓘ
hasIdeology	anti-militarism ⓘ humanitarianism ⓘ internationalism ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ pacifism ⓘ social justice ⓘ
hasNotablePeriod	Cold War era ⓘ linked to: Cold War Iraq War era ⓘ Vietnam War era ⓘ War on Terror era ⓘ World War I era ⓘ linked to: World War I World War II era ⓘ
hasParticipant	academics ⓘ artists ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ peace activists ⓘ religious groups ⓘ students ⓘ trade unions ⓘ veterans ⓘ
hasTactic	boycott ⓘ coalition building ⓘ grassroots organizing ⓘ mass mobilization ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ symbolic protest ⓘ
influences	government policy debates ⓘ public opinion on foreign policy ⓘ
opposes	arms race ⓘ conscription ⓘ militarism ⓘ military interventionism ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ war ⓘ
relatedTo	anti-nuclear movement ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ linked to: American civil rights movement environmental movement ⓘ human rights movement ⓘ peace studies ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ local ⓘ national ⓘ
supports	conflict mediation ⓘ disarmament ⓘ human rights ⓘ international law ⓘ peaceful negotiation ⓘ refugee protection ⓘ
usesMedium	broadcast media ⓘ print media ⓘ public space ⓘ social media ⓘ

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Kathy Kelly → movement → anti-war movement ⓘ

Fellowship of Reconciliation → movement → anti-war movement ⓘ

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Vietnam War veterans → associatedWith → anti-war movement ⓘ

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