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Indian independence movement
Indian national movement seeking to end British rule (1857–1947)
Tanzimat
The '''''' (, , lit. 'Reorganization') was a period of reforms in the Ottoman Empire that began with the Edict of Gülhane of 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. Driven by reformist statesmen such as Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, and Fuad Pasha, under Sultans Abdul Mejid and Abdul Aziz, the reforms sought to reverse the empire's decline by modernizing legal, military, and administrative systems while promoting Ottomanism (equality for all subjects). Though secular courts, modern education, and infrastructure like railways, were introduced, the reforms faced r
classical radicalism
historical political movement within liberalism
Luddite movement
thumb|The Leader of the Luddites, 1812. Hand-coloured etching The Luddites were members of a 19th-century movement of English textile workers who opposed the use of certain types of automated machinery due to concerns relating to worker pay and output quality. They often destroyed the machines in organised raids. Members of the group referred to themselves as Luddites, self-described followers of "Ned Ludd", a legendary weaver whose name was used as a pseudonym in threatening letters to mill owners and government officials.
anarcho-syndicalism
thumb|upright=1.1|Members of the Anarchism in Spain|Spanish anarcho-syndicalist trade union CNT marching in [[Madrid with their red and black flags, 2010]]
utopian socialism
political theory concerned with imagined socialist societies
Second International
organisation of socialist and labour parties (1889–1916)
Haymarket affair
aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday, May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago
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right|thumb|upright=1.35|A photograph of the Great Chartist Meeting on Kennington Common, London, 1848
anti-imperialism
thumb|350px|Anti-imperialist Bolivarian propaganda mural in [[Caracas, Venezuela, specifically targeting American imperialism. Spray painted in Spanish "Out with imperialism, only the people save the people"]]Anti-imperialism in political science and international relations is opposition to imperialism or neocolonialism. Anti-imperialist sentiment typically manifests as a political principle in independence struggles against intervention or influence from a global superpower, as well as in opposition to colonial rule. Anti-imperialism can also arise from a specific economic theory, such as in
history of feminism
chronological narrative of the movements and ideologies aimed at equal rights for women
autonomism
left-wing political and social movement and theory
peace movement
social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars)
Atatürk's reforms
radical reforms that created the Turkish nation state
Bengali Renaissance
socio-cultural and religious reform movement in Bengal, in the 19th and early 20th centuries
indigenous rights
legal, social, or ethical principles that pertain to indigenous peoples
moralism
upright=1.35|thumb|''The Drunkard's Progress'': by [[Nathaniel Currier 1846, warns that moderate drinking leads, step-by-step, to total disaster.]] Moralism is a philosophy that arose in the 19th century that concerns itself with imbuing society with a certain set of morals, usually traditional behaviour, but also "justice, freedom, and equality". It has strongly affected North American and British culture, concerning private issues such as the family unit and sexuality, as well as issues that carry over into the public square, such as the temperance movement.
list of revolutions and rebellions
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people's house
community centre for the working class
access to knowledge movement
social movement
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movement advocating organized efforts to bring about change or improvement
Birth control movement in the United States
social reform campaign beginning in 1914
Revolutionary movement for Indian independence
violent factions of the Indian independence movement
Prarthana Samaj
movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, India
Independence of Croatia
process which led to the independence of modern day Croatia
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
2008 documentary film directed by Gini Reticker
La Reforma
set of anticlerical laws
Petroleum Revolution
workers' revolution in Alcoy, Spain in 1873
London Corresponding Society
body concentrating on reform of the Parliament of Great Britain
back-to-the-land movement
agrarian movement advocating a self-sufficient farming lifestyle