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Establishment of the Quaker "Society of Friends"
Approximate establishment of religious pacifism -
First Secular Peace Groups
New York Peace Society -
First Schisms @ Organizational Level
Formation of the New England Non-Resistance Society opposed the American Peace Society's conservative focus on exclusively wars of aggression. -
First General Peace Convention
Held in London with 324 delegates -
Formation of the League of Universal Brotherhood
First secular pacifist organization that sought support among common working people -
Foundation of the Universal Peace Union
Believed that neither a government nor an individual should take an inviolable human life (criticize all forms of violence and encourage disarmament) -
Beginning of Most Visible Portion of the Peace Movement
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Foundation of Hague Court
Paced the way for League of Nations, made possible by increase in support for international organizations. -
End of Most Visible Portion of the Peace Movement
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Foundation of Fellowship of Reconciliation
effort to coordinate religious pacifists. -
Anti-Enlistment League
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Formation of American Union Against Militarism
Along with People's Council of America comprised of radical pacifists and socialists -
Formation o the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
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Atomic Bombings in Japan
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Momentum Begins to Decline
Increased nationalism during the Crimean War