East Asia Squadron

Target entity: East Asia Squadron
Context triple: [Maximilian von Spee, commanded, East Asia Squadron]

• A. Asiatic Squadron
  The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
• B. Russian Pacific Squadron
  The Russian Pacific Squadron was the Imperial Russian Navy formation based in the Far East that fought the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, notably in major engagements such as the Battle of the Yellow Sea.
• C. Japanese 4th Fleet
  The Japanese 4th Fleet was a formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy that operated primarily in the Pacific, notably tasked with defense and patrol duties among Japan’s mandated islands before and during the early stages of World War II.
• D. Spanish Pacific Squadron
  The Spanish Pacific Squadron was the Spanish Navy formation based in the Philippines that was decisively defeated by U.S. forces in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
• E. Western Fleet
  The Western Fleet is a major operational formation of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces responsible for maritime security and naval operations in the Red Sea and adjacent western waters of Saudi Arabia.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: East Asia Squadron
Target entity description: The East Asia Squadron was an Imperial German Navy cruiser squadron based in the Pacific and East Asian waters that played a key role in early World War I naval operations.

• A. Asiatic Squadron
  The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
• B. Russian Pacific Squadron
  The Russian Pacific Squadron was the Imperial Russian Navy formation based in the Far East that fought the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, notably in major engagements such as the Battle of the Yellow Sea.
• C. Japanese 4th Fleet
  The Japanese 4th Fleet was a formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy that operated primarily in the Pacific, notably tasked with defense and patrol duties among Japan’s mandated islands before and during the early stages of World War II.
• D. Spanish Pacific Squadron
  The Spanish Pacific Squadron was the Spanish Navy formation based in the Philippines that was decisively defeated by U.S. forces in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
• E. Western Fleet
  The Western Fleet is a major operational formation of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces responsible for maritime security and naval operations in the Red Sea and adjacent western waters of Saudi Arabia.
• F. None of above. chosen