Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
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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.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Soviet–Japanese War (1945) Context triple: [Pacific War, hasPart, Soviet–Japanese War (1945)]
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Winter War
The Winter War was a 1939–1940 conflict in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland, leading to fierce Finnish resistance in harsh Arctic conditions and significant casualties on both sides.
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Pacific War
The Pacific War was the major theater of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, marked by naval and island campaigns between the Allied powers and Japan from 1941 to 1945.
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C.
Polish–Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921) was a major post–World War I conflict between the newly re-established Poland and Soviet Russia that helped determine the borders of Eastern Europe and the fate of the region’s independence movements.
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a major conflict between China and Japan that became one of the largest and bloodiest theaters of World War II in East Asia.
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major and brutal 1945 Pacific campaign between the United States and Japan, marked by intense ground combat, massive casualties, and kamikaze attacks, and is often seen as a decisive factor leading to the end of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Soviet–Japanese War (1945) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Winter War
The Winter War was a 1939–1940 conflict in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland, leading to fierce Finnish resistance in harsh Arctic conditions and significant casualties on both sides.
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B.
Pacific War
The Pacific War was the major theater of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, marked by naval and island campaigns between the Allied powers and Japan from 1941 to 1945.
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C.
Polish–Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921) was a major post–World War I conflict between the newly re-established Poland and Soviet Russia that helped determine the borders of Eastern Europe and the fate of the region’s independence movements.
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D.
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a major conflict between China and Japan that became one of the largest and bloodiest theaters of World War II in East Asia.
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E.
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major and brutal 1945 Pacific campaign between the United States and Japan, marked by intense ground combat, massive casualties, and kamikaze attacks, and is often seen as a decisive factor leading to the end of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet–Japanese conflict
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military conflict ⓘ theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
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Soviet invasion of Manchuria ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
|
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
Manchukuo ⓘ Mengjiang ⓘ Mongolian People’s Republic ⓘ
linked to:
Mongolia
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cause |
Soviet denunciation of Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
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Yalta Conference agreements ⓘ
linked to:
Yalta Conference
|
| chronology |
began shortly after atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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took place shortly before formal Japanese Instrument of Surrender ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
ⓘ
Kirill Meretskov ⓘ Otozō Yamada ⓘ Rodion Malinovsky ⓘ |
| contributedTo | decision of Japanese leadership to surrender ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Soviet occupation of Manchuria
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division of Korea along the 38th parallel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Harbin–Kirin Offensive Operation
ⓘ
linked to:
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
Kuril Islands landing operations ⓘ Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation ⓘ South Sakhalin Offensive Operation ⓘ Sungari Offensive Operation ⓘ
linked to:
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
|
| historicalPeriod | late stages of World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| location |
Inner Mongolia
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linked to:
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Korea ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Peninsula
Kuril Islands ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ Sakhalin ⓘ
linked to:
Russia Far East
|
| opposedBy |
Kwantung Army
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linked to:
Japanese Kwantung Army
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| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact ⓘ |
| result |
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
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Soviet occupation of Manchuria ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
Soviet occupation of northern Korea ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
Soviet occupation of southern Sakhalin ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
decisive Soviet and Mongolian victory ⓘ dissolution of Manchukuo ⓘ surrender of Japan ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
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linked to:
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin ⓘ
linked to:
South Sakhalin Offensive Operation
Soviet landings in the Kuril Islands ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-08-09 ⓘ |
| treatyOrAgreement |
Potsdam Declaration (context of Japanese surrender)
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linked to:
Potsdam Declaration
Yalta Agreement ⓘ
linked to:
Yalta Conference
|
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Subject: Soviet–Japanese War (1945) Description of subject: 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.
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