Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Target entity: Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Context triple: [Manchukuo, partOf, Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere]

• A. Japanese occupation of Manchuria
  The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
• B. Japanese colonial empire
  The Japanese colonial empire was Japan’s overseas imperial domain from the late 19th to mid-20th century, encompassing territories across East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific that were governed through military conquest, annexation, and colonial administration.
• C. Japanese occupation of China
  The Japanese occupation of China was a prolonged period during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of Chinese territory, marked by widespread military aggression and atrocities against civilians.
• D. Japanese occupation of North China
  The Japanese occupation of North China was the period during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of northern China, imposing military rule and exploiting the region’s resources and population.
• E. Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia
  The Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia was a rapid World War II campaign in which Imperial Japan seized key European colonial territories across the region to secure resources and strategic dominance.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Target entity description: The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was Imperial Japan’s World War II-era vision and political bloc for a Japan-led, self-sufficient Asian empire that in practice served as a framework for Japanese military expansion and domination.

• A. Japanese occupation of Manchuria
  The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
• B. Japanese colonial empire
  The Japanese colonial empire was Japan’s overseas imperial domain from the late 19th to mid-20th century, encompassing territories across East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific that were governed through military conquest, annexation, and colonial administration.
• C. Japanese occupation of China
  The Japanese occupation of China was a prolonged period during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of Chinese territory, marked by widespread military aggression and atrocities against civilians.
• D. Japanese occupation of North China
  The Japanese occupation of North China was the period during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Imperial Japan seized and controlled large areas of northern China, imposing military rule and exploiting the region’s resources and population.
• E. Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia
  The Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia was a rapid World War II campaign in which Imperial Japan seized key European colonial territories across the region to secure resources and strategic dominance.
• F. None of above. chosen