Years of Upheaval
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Years of Upheaval is the second volume of Henry Kissinger’s memoirs, focusing on his tenure as U.S. Secretary of State during the turbulent mid-1970s.
All labels observed (1)
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| Years of Upheaval canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Years of Upheaval Context triple: [White House Years, followedBy, Years of Upheaval]
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A.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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B.
Time of Troubles
The Time of Troubles was a chaotic period in Russian history marked by dynastic crisis, foreign intervention, and widespread social unrest in the early 17th century.
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C.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
Eleven Years' Tyranny
Eleven Years' Tyranny refers to the period from 1629 to 1640 when King Charles I ruled England without calling Parliament, marked by controversial taxation and growing political and religious tensions.
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E.
Years of Renewal
Years of Renewal is the third volume of Henry Kissinger’s memoirs, covering his role in U.S. foreign policy during the later years of the Nixon and Ford administrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Years of Upheaval Target entity description: Years of Upheaval is the second volume of Henry Kissinger’s memoirs, focusing on his tenure as U.S. Secretary of State during the turbulent mid-1970s.
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A.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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B.
Time of Troubles
The Time of Troubles was a chaotic period in Russian history marked by dynastic crisis, foreign intervention, and widespread social unrest in the early 17th century.
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C.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
Eleven Years' Tyranny
Eleven Years' Tyranny refers to the period from 1629 to 1640 when King Charles I ruled England without calling Parliament, marked by controversial taxation and growing political and religious tensions.
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E.
Years of Renewal
Years of Renewal is the third volume of Henry Kissinger’s memoirs, covering his role in U.S. foreign policy during the later years of the Nixon and Ford administrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political memoir ⓘ |
| author |
Henry Kissinger
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry A. Kissinger
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| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
political scientist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depictsAdministration |
Gerald Ford administration
ⓘ
Richard Nixon administration ⓘ
linked to:
Nixon administration
|
| depictsOfficeHeld |
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
ⓘ
United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| followedBy | Years of Renewal ⓘ |
| follows | White House Years ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Years of Renewal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Henry Kissinger
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry A. Kissinger
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableEventDescribed |
1973 Arab–Israeli War
ⓘ
linked to:
Yom Kippur War
1973 oil embargo ⓘ accession of President Gerald Ford ⓘ resignation of President Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| partOf | Kissinger memoir trilogy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| series | Henry Kissinger memoirs ⓘ |
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
Cold War diplomacy ⓘ Middle East negotiations ⓘ Middle East peace process ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Israeli peace process
U.S. foreign policy ⓘ U.S.–China relations ⓘ U.S.–Soviet relations ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Soviet Union relations
Vietnam War aftermath ⓘ Watergate scandal ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ detente ⓘ oil crisis of the 1970s ⓘ shuttle diplomacy ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1973
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1974 ⓘ 1975 ⓘ 1976 ⓘ |
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Subject: Years of Upheaval Description of subject: Years of Upheaval is the second volume of Henry Kissinger’s memoirs, focusing on his tenure as U.S. Secretary of State during the turbulent mid-1970s.
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