Question

what was second international?

Answer 1

The Second International (1889–1916), the original Socialist International, was an organization of socialist and labour parties formed in Paris  on July 14, 1889. At the Paris meeting delegations from 20 countries participated. It continued the work of the dissolved First International, though excluding the still-powerful anarcho-syndicalistmovement and unions, and existed until 1916.

Answer 2

second international was an international association formed in 1889 in Paris, uniting socialistic groups or parties of various countries and holding international congresses from time to time: in 1923 it joined with the Vienna International to form the Labor and Socialist International.