Territorial changes of World War II
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Territorial changes of World War II comprise the extensive redrawing of national borders and transfer of territories in Europe, Asia, and beyond as a result of wartime conquests, occupations, annexations, and postwar peace settlements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World War II border changes | 2 |
| Territorial changes of World War II canonical | 1 |
| World War II territorial changes | 1 |
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Target entity: Territorial changes of World War II Context triple: [Second Vienna Award, category, Territorial changes of World War II]
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Russian Partition of Poland
The Russian Partition of Poland was the portion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed and ruled by the Russian Empire after the late 18th-century partitions, marked by political repression and efforts at Russification.
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Allied occupation of Germany
The Allied occupation of Germany was the post-World War II military and administrative control of defeated Germany by the United States, United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union, during which the country was divided into zones and its political and economic systems were reshaped.
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German occupation of the Baltic states
The German occupation of the Baltic states was the period during World War II when Nazi Germany controlled Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, implementing harsh military rule, persecution, and genocide following the initial Soviet occupation.
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Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland were a series of three territorial divisions in the late 18th century by Russia, Prussia, and Austria that erased the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the map of Europe.
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Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland
The Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland was the 1939–1941 annexation and control of Poland’s eastern territories by the USSR following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Territorial changes of World War II Target entity description: Territorial changes of World War II comprise the extensive redrawing of national borders and transfer of territories in Europe, Asia, and beyond as a result of wartime conquests, occupations, annexations, and postwar peace settlements.
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A.
Russian Partition of Poland
The Russian Partition of Poland was the portion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed and ruled by the Russian Empire after the late 18th-century partitions, marked by political repression and efforts at Russification.
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B.
Allied occupation of Germany
The Allied occupation of Germany was the post-World War II military and administrative control of defeated Germany by the United States, United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union, during which the country was divided into zones and its political and economic systems were reshaped.
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C.
German occupation of the Baltic states
The German occupation of the Baltic states was the period during World War II when Nazi Germany controlled Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, implementing harsh military rule, persecution, and genocide following the initial Soviet occupation.
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D.
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland were a series of three territorial divisions in the late 18th century by Russia, Prussia, and Austria that erased the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the map of Europe.
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E.
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland
The Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland was the 1939–1941 annexation and control of Poland’s eastern territories by the USSR following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geopolitical process
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historical event ⓘ |
| endTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Allied military victories
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Axis military expansion ⓘ postwar peace settlements ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
changes in sovereignty over colonies and mandates
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emergence of new borders in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ foundation for Cold War division of Europe ⓘ large-scale population transfers in Europe ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific
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| includesEvent |
Bulgarian territorial gains in Thrace and Macedonia
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Anschluss of Austria ⓘ
surface form:
German annexation of Austria
German annexation of the Hlučín Region ⓘ
surface form:
German annexation of the Sudetenland
Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland
German occupation of Czechoslovakia ⓘ German occupation of France ⓘ Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation of Greece
German occupation of Norway ⓘ Axis-occupied Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation of Yugoslavia
German occupation of the Low Countries ⓘ Hungarian annexations in Slovakia and Transylvania ⓘ Italian annexations in the Balkans ⓘ Italian loss of colonies in Africa ⓘ Italian invasion of France ⓘ
surface form:
Italian occupation of parts of France
Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Italian occupation of parts of Greece
Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ Japanese occupation of Pacific islands ⓘ Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia ⓘ Japanese occupation of large parts of China ⓘ Paris Peace Treaties of 1947 territorial clauses ⓘ Poland's westward shift of borders ⓘ Second Vienna Award ⓘ Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet annexation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
Soviet occupation of southern Sakhalin ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet annexation of southern Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet annexation of the Baltic states
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of eastern Poland
Soviet westward shift of borders after 1945 ⓘ Treaty of San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of San Francisco territorial clauses
Winter War ⓘ
surface form:
Winter War territorial changes between Finland and the Soviet Union
creation of the United Nations Trust Territories in former League of Nations mandates and ex-Italian colonies ⓘ dismantling of the Japanese colonial empire ⓘ division of Germany into occupation zones ⓘ division of Korea along the 38th parallel ⓘ expulsion of Germans from Eastern Europe ⓘ return of Alsace-Lorraine to France ⓘ transfer of South Tyrol issues to postwar settlement ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| startTime | 1937 ⓘ |
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Subject: Territorial changes of World War II Description of subject: Territorial changes of World War II comprise the extensive redrawing of national borders and transfer of territories in Europe, Asia, and beyond as a result of wartime conquests, occupations, annexations, and postwar peace settlements.
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