Panic of 1914
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The Panic of 1914 was a brief but severe financial crisis triggered by the outbreak of World War I, leading to the closure of the New York Stock Exchange and emergency monetary measures in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Panic of 1914 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2155957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Panic of 1914 Context triple: [Aldrich–Vreeland Act, inForceDuring, Panic of 1914]
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July Crisis of 1914
The July Crisis of 1914 was the month-long diplomatic standoff following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that escalated tensions among European powers and ultimately triggered the outbreak of World War I.
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B.
April Crisis of 1917
The April Crisis of 1917 was a major political upheaval in revolutionary Russia, sparked by public outrage over the Provisional Government’s commitment to continue fighting in World War I, which led to mass demonstrations and a serious challenge to its authority.
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C.
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a severe global financial crisis that triggered a prolonged economic depression in the United States and Europe, marking a major turning point in the early Gilded Age.
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D.
Conscription Crisis of 1917
The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a major political and social conflict in Canada during World War I over compulsory military service, which sharply divided English- and French-speaking Canadians and reshaped the country’s politics.
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E.
Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States marked by bank failures, railroad bankruptcies, and mass unemployment that helped bring the Gilded Age to a close.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Panic of 1914 Target entity description: The Panic of 1914 was a brief but severe financial crisis triggered by the outbreak of World War I, leading to the closure of the New York Stock Exchange and emergency monetary measures in the United States.
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A.
July Crisis of 1914
The July Crisis of 1914 was the month-long diplomatic standoff following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that escalated tensions among European powers and ultimately triggered the outbreak of World War I.
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B.
April Crisis of 1917
The April Crisis of 1917 was a major political upheaval in revolutionary Russia, sparked by public outrage over the Provisional Government’s commitment to continue fighting in World War I, which led to mass demonstrations and a serious challenge to its authority.
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C.
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a severe global financial crisis that triggered a prolonged economic depression in the United States and Europe, marking a major turning point in the early Gilded Age.
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D.
Conscription Crisis of 1917
The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a major political and social conflict in Canada during World War I over compulsory military service, which sharply divided English- and French-speaking Canadians and reshaped the country’s politics.
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E.
Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States marked by bank failures, railroad bankruptcies, and mass unemployment that helped bring the Gilded Age to a close.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banking panic
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economic event ⓘ financial crisis ⓘ |
| affected |
U.S. banking system
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U.S. stock market ⓘ international bond markets ⓘ |
| causedBy |
disruption of international capital markets
ⓘ
fear of gold outflows ⓘ sudden international financial uncertainty ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
brief duration
ⓘ
closure of major securities markets ⓘ concerns over gold reserves ⓘ liquidity shortages ⓘ severe initial disruption ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followed | Panic of 1907 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicContext |
classical gold standard era
ⓘ
early years of the Federal Reserve System ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1914-12-12 ⓘ |
| hasKeyActor |
Federal Reserve System
ⓘ
New York Stock Exchange ⓘ New York banks ⓘ Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo ⓘ
linked to:
William Gibbs McAdoo
United States Treasury ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Treasury
|
| hasKeyMeasure |
actions by the newly created Federal Reserve System
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closure of the New York Stock Exchange ⓘ gold export embargo ⓘ use of Aldrich–Vreeland emergency currency ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasMainLocation | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1914-07-31 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of banking in the United States
ⓘ
history of the New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| ledTo |
closure of the New York Stock Exchange
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emergency monetary measures in the United States ⓘ increased use of emergency currency ⓘ restrictions on gold exports from the United States ⓘ suspension of stock trading in New York ⓘ temporary breakdown of international capital flows ⓘ |
| occursInContextOf |
World War I
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suspension of the international gold standard by European powers ⓘ |
| preceded | post–World War I recession in the United States ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
demonstration of the Federal Reserve’s role as lender of last resort
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stabilization of U.S. financial markets by late 1914 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | 1914 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
July Crisis of 1914
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outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Panic of 1914 Description of subject: The Panic of 1914 was a brief but severe financial crisis triggered by the outbreak of World War I, leading to the closure of the New York Stock Exchange and emergency monetary measures in the United States.
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