First United Front
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The First United Front was a short-lived alliance in 1920s China between the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party formed to end warlordism and unify the country.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T314423 — 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: First United Front Context triple: [Second United Front, precededBy, First United Front]
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Second United Front
The Second United Front was a temporary alliance between the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) formed during the Second Sino-Japanese War to resist Japanese invasion.
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Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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Northern Alliance
The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
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First Coalition
The First Coalition was an alliance of European powers formed in the early 1790s to oppose and contain Revolutionary France.
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Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
- 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: First United Front Target entity description: The First United Front was a short-lived alliance in 1920s China between the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party formed to end warlordism and unify the country.
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A.
Second United Front
The Second United Front was a temporary alliance between the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) formed during the Second Sino-Japanese War to resist Japanese invasion.
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B.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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C.
Northern Alliance
The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
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D.
First Coalition
The First Coalition was an alliance of European powers formed in the early 1790s to oppose and contain Revolutionary France.
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E.
Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political alliance ⓘ united front ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First KMT–CCP United Front
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linked to:
First United Front
KMT–CCP Alliance ⓘ
linked to:
First United Front
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| conflictWith | Chinese warlords ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
Shanghai massacre of 1927
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purge of communists from the Kuomintang ⓘ |
| endTime | 1927 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Chinese Civil War
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Second United Front ⓘ |
| goal |
end warlordism in China
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strengthen resistance to imperialism ⓘ unify China ⓘ |
| hasCause |
foreign imperialist pressure on China
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fragmentation of China under warlords ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Republic of China (1912–1949)
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linked to:
Republic of China
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| ideology |
Chinese nationalism
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anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Comintern ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Chiang Kai-shek
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Mao Zedong ⓘ Mikhail Borodin ⓘ Sun Yat-sen ⓘ Zhou Enlai ⓘ |
| location | Guangzhou ⓘ |
| participant |
Chinese Communist Party
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Kuomintang ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Revolution
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interwar period ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
post–Qing dynasty fragmentation
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rise of nationalist movements in China ⓘ |
| precededBy | early cooperation between KMT and CCP in 1923 ⓘ |
| purpose |
create a unified national army
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prepare for Northern Expedition ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Whampoa Military Academy ⓘ |
| result |
growth of the Chinese Communist Party
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launch of the Northern Expedition ⓘ strengthening of the Kuomintang ⓘ temporary reduction of warlord power ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Northern Expedition (1926–1928)
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linked to:
Northern Expedition
establishment of Whampoa Military Academy in 1924 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First United Front Description of subject: The First United Front was a short-lived alliance in 1920s China between the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party formed to end warlordism and unify the country.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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First United Front between Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang
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Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan
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historicalContext
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April 12 Incident
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politicalContext
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First United Front between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party
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