Third Period strategy of the Communist International
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The Third Period strategy of the Communist International was a late-1920s to early-1930s ultra-left line that rejected alliances with social democrats as “social fascists” and emphasized revolutionary confrontation and class-against-class tactics.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Third Period strategy of the Communist International Context triple: [Popular Front strategy of the Communist International, precededBy, Third Period strategy of the Communist International]
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Popular Front strategy of the Communist International
The Popular Front strategy of the Communist International was a mid-1930s policy shift in which communist parties were directed to form broad alliances with socialists and other anti-fascist forces to combat the rise of fascism and defend democracy.
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Founding Congress of the Fourth International
The Founding Congress of the Fourth International was the 1938 gathering of Trotskyist delegates that formally established the Fourth International as a new revolutionary socialist organization opposed to both Stalinism and capitalism.
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21 Conditions for admission to the Communist International
21 Conditions for admission to the Communist International is a set of strict guidelines adopted by the Communist International in 1920 to define the organizational and ideological requirements for parties seeking to join the Comintern.
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Fourth International
The Fourth International is a global association of Trotskyist organizations founded in 1938 to continue revolutionary socialist and internationalist traditions in opposition to both capitalism and Stalinism.
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Seventh World Congress of the Communist International
The Seventh World Congress of the Communist International was the 1935 gathering in Moscow where the Comintern adopted the Popular Front strategy, calling for broad alliances against fascism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Third Period strategy of the Communist International Target entity description: The Third Period strategy of the Communist International was a late-1920s to early-1930s ultra-left line that rejected alliances with social democrats as “social fascists” and emphasized revolutionary confrontation and class-against-class tactics.
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A.
Popular Front strategy of the Communist International
The Popular Front strategy of the Communist International was a mid-1930s policy shift in which communist parties were directed to form broad alliances with socialists and other anti-fascist forces to combat the rise of fascism and defend democracy.
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B.
Founding Congress of the Fourth International
The Founding Congress of the Fourth International was the 1938 gathering of Trotskyist delegates that formally established the Fourth International as a new revolutionary socialist organization opposed to both Stalinism and capitalism.
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C.
21 Conditions for admission to the Communist International
21 Conditions for admission to the Communist International is a set of strict guidelines adopted by the Communist International in 1920 to define the organizational and ideological requirements for parties seeking to join the Comintern.
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D.
Fourth International
The Fourth International is a global association of Trotskyist organizations founded in 1938 to continue revolutionary socialist and internationalist traditions in opposition to both capitalism and Stalinism.
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E.
Seventh World Congress of the Communist International
The Seventh World Congress of the Communist International was the 1935 gathering in Moscow where the Comintern adopted the Popular Front strategy, calling for broad alliances against fascism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Comintern policy line
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political strategy ⓘ ultra-left line ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
Comintern
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Communist International ⓘ
linked to:
Comintern
Communist parties affiliated to the Comintern ⓘ |
| appliedInCountry |
France
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Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| basedOn | Comintern theory of three periods of capitalism ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Leon Trotsky
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Trotskyists ⓘ
linked to:
Trotskyism
many social democrats ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
mischaracterization of social democracy as fascist
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sectarianism ⓘ undermining united working-class resistance to fascism ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1930s ⓘ |
| follows | Second Period strategy of the Communist International ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | leadership of the Communist International under Joseph Stalin ⓘ |
| goal |
overthrow of capitalism
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preparation for imminent proletarian revolution ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
class-against-class tactics
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denunciation of coalition governments with social democrats ⓘ designation of social democracy as social fascism ⓘ emphasis on building separate red unions ⓘ emphasis on independent communist trade-union work ⓘ emphasis on revolutionary confrontation ⓘ expectation of imminent revolutionary crisis ⓘ rejection of alliances with social democrats ⓘ rejection of united fronts with reformist parties ⓘ sectarian attitude toward non-communist workers’ parties ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Depression
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rise of fascist movements in Europe ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism-Leninism
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linked to:
Marxism–Leninism
Stalinism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Communist Party of Germany
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Communist Party of Great Britain ⓘ Communist Party of the United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party USA
French Communist Party ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party of France
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| labeledAs | social fascists ⓘ |
| opposed | parliamentary reformism ⓘ |
| rejectedAllianceWith |
reformist labor parties
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social democratic parties ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Popular Front strategy of the Communist International ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1920s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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Third Period strategy of the Communist International
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