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Second International

14 Jul 1889 — In Paris, socialist and labor parties from twenty countries found the Second International. They call for an eight-hour day, marked every 1 May. Organized labor has become an international force.

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Map: Second International, 14 July 1889
14 JULY 1889 · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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In 1750 Europe and the United States made less than a quarter of the world’s manufactured goods, according to Paul Bairoch’s estimates; China and India together made about 57 per cent. By 1900 the position had been transformed. Europe and the United States made about 85 per cent, while China’s share had fallen to about six per cent and India’s to under two. Industrial production had concentrated in a small group of countries.

From Impact of the Industrial Revolution, chapter 12 of The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914 (1914).

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