Soviet occupation of Manchuria

Target entity: Soviet occupation of Manchuria
Context triple: [Soviet–Japanese War (1945), followedBy, Soviet occupation of Manchuria]

• A. Japanese occupation of Manchuria
  The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
• B. Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
  The Soviet occupation of the Kuril Islands was the post–World War II takeover and continued control of the Kuril archipelago by the Soviet Union, which led to a long-standing territorial dispute with Japan.
• C. Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
  The Soviet–Japanese War of 1945 was the brief but decisive final campaign of World War II in Asia, in which the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and other territories, hastening Japan’s surrender.
• D. Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
  The Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation was the massive August 1945 Soviet invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria that decisively contributed to Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II.
• E. Nomonhan Incident
  The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Soviet occupation of Manchuria
Target entity description: The Soviet occupation of Manchuria was the post–World War II military and political control of northeastern China by the Soviet Union, during which Soviet forces dismantled Japanese infrastructure, repatriated Japanese settlers, and helped shift regional power toward the Chinese Communist Party.

• A. Japanese occupation of Manchuria
  The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
• B. Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
  The Soviet occupation of the Kuril Islands was the post–World War II takeover and continued control of the Kuril archipelago by the Soviet Union, which led to a long-standing territorial dispute with Japan.
• C. Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
  The Soviet–Japanese War of 1945 was the brief but decisive final campaign of World War II in Asia, in which the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and other territories, hastening Japan’s surrender.
• D. Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
  The Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation was the massive August 1945 Soviet invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria that decisively contributed to Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II.
• E. Nomonhan Incident
  The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
• F. None of above. chosen