Kaigun-shō

Target entity: Kaigun-shō
Context triple: [Navy Ministry of Japan, officialName, Kaigun-shō]

• A. Naval Battle of Hakodate
  The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
• B. Battle of Tsushima
  The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
• C. Battle of the Yellow Sea
  The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
• D. Battle of Surigao Strait
  The Battle of Surigao Strait was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944, notable as one of the last battleship-versus-battleship actions in history and a key Allied victory during the larger Leyte Gulf campaign.
• E. Battle of Port Arthur
  The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Kaigun-shō
Target entity description: Kaigun-shō was the government ministry responsible for administering and overseeing the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II.

• A. Naval Battle of Hakodate
  The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
• B. Battle of Tsushima
  The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
• C. Battle of the Yellow Sea
  The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
• D. Battle of Surigao Strait
  The Battle of Surigao Strait was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944, notable as one of the last battleship-versus-battleship actions in history and a key Allied victory during the larger Leyte Gulf campaign.
• E. Battle of Port Arthur
  The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
• F. None of above. chosen