Soviet–Japanese border conflicts

Target entity: Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
Context triple: [Nomonhan Incident, partOf, Soviet–Japanese border conflicts]

• A. 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.
• 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. 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.
• D. Soviet occupation of Manchuria
  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.
• E. Sino–Soviet border conflict
  The Sino–Soviet border conflict was a series of armed clashes in 1969 between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China along their disputed frontier, marking the peak of tensions in the Sino–Soviet split.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
Target entity description: The Soviet–Japanese border conflicts were a series of undeclared military clashes between the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) and Imperial Japan (with Manchukuo) along the Manchurian–Mongolian frontier in the late 1930s, culminating in the large-scale Battle of Khalkhin Gol.

• A. 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.
• 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. 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.
• D. Soviet occupation of Manchuria
  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.
• E. Sino–Soviet border conflict
  The Sino–Soviet border conflict was a series of armed clashes in 1969 between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China along their disputed frontier, marking the peak of tensions in the Sino–Soviet split.
• F. None of above. chosen