Eight-Nation Alliance
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The Eight-Nation Alliance was a coalition of major foreign powers, including Japan, Russia, Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, that intervened militarily in China at the turn of the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eight-Nation Alliance canonical | 3 |
| Allied Forces of the Eight Powers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1236407 — 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.
Target entity: Eight-Nation Alliance Context triple: [Boxer Rebellion, participant, Eight-Nation Alliance]
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A.
Quadruple Alliance
The Quadruple Alliance was an early 18th-century coalition of major European powers formed to curb Spanish ambitions and maintain the balance of power after the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
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C.
Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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D.
Triple Alliance (1882)
The Triple Alliance (1882) was a pre–World War I military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy aimed at mutual defense and maintaining the European balance of power.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eight-Nation Alliance Target entity description: The Eight-Nation Alliance was a coalition of major foreign powers, including Japan, Russia, Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, that intervened militarily in China at the turn of the 20th century.
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A.
Quadruple Alliance
The Quadruple Alliance was an early 18th-century coalition of major European powers formed to curb Spanish ambitions and maintain the balance of power after the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
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C.
Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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D.
Triple Alliance (1882)
The Triple Alliance (1882) was a pre–World War I military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy aimed at mutual defense and maintaining the European balance of power.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coalition force
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expeditionary force ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eight-Nation Alliance
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surface form:
Allied Forces of the Eight Powers
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| commandStructure | multinational command ⓘ |
| demanded | war indemnity from China ⓘ |
| endTime | 1901 ⓘ |
| formedFor |
protection of foreign legations in Beijing
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relief of the Siege of the International Legations ⓘ suppression of the Boxer Rebellion ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased foreign influence in China
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long-term indemnity payments by China ⓘ occupation of parts of Beijing ⓘ strengthening of foreign concessions in China ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Chinese (in diplomatic dealings)
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
French Third Republic ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| historicalRegion | East Asia ⓘ |
| imposedOn |
Qing dynasty
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surface form:
Qing Empire
|
| locationOfConflict | China ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Peking
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Peking (1900)
Battle of Tientsin ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tientsin (1900)
Battle of Peking ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of the International Legations
|
| opposed |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Qing Empire
Yihetuan Movement ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Boxer Rebellion ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of imperialism in China
ⓘ
history of the late Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Boxer Protocol ⓘ |
| signedTreaty | Boxer Protocol ⓘ |
| startTime | 1900 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| used |
expeditionary ground troops
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modern artillery ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
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Subject: Eight-Nation Alliance Description of subject: The Eight-Nation Alliance was a coalition of major foreign powers, including Japan, Russia, Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, that intervened militarily in China at the turn of the 20th century.
Referenced by (4)
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