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The International Workingmen's Association, sometimes called the First International, was an international organization which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing political groups and trade union organisations which were based on the working class. It was founded in 1864, having its first meeting in London.Originally, the organisation contained British trade unionists, anarchists, French socialists and Italian republicans, and it was led by Karl Marx. Some time later, disputes between Marx and Mikhail Bakunin, the most prominent anarchist in the International, led to a split between the Marxists and the Anarchists, in which Bakunin's followers were ejected from the International. In 1872, the organization was relocated to New York City. The First International disbanded 4 years later, at the 1876 Philadelphia conference. Attempts to revive the organization over the next five years failed. However, the Second International was established in 1889 as its successor.
The First International was largely considered to be a major factor leading to the creation of the Paris CommuneThe term Paris Commune originally referred to the government of Paris during the French Revolution. However, the term more commonly refers to the socialist government that briefly ruled Paris from March 26 to May 30, 1871. The Paris Commune of 1871 was ma of 1871Events January January 18 The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. January 28 France surrenders to en. Although this idea is disputed, Marx did write a defense of the Commune.
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