Naval Battle of the Caribbean

Target entity: Naval Battle of the Caribbean
Context triple: [American Theater of World War II, significantEvent, Naval Battle of the Caribbean]

• A. Battle of Guantánamo Bay
  The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was an 1898 Spanish–American War engagement in Cuba in which U.S. Marines and naval forces seized and secured the strategic harbor that later became the site of a long-term American naval base.
• B. Battle of Cape Engaño
  The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
• C. Battle of the Mona Passage
  The Battle of the Mona Passage was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a British squadron decisively defeated a French convoy near Puerto Rico.
• D. Battle of Porto Praya
  The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
• E. Battle of Nassau
  The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Naval Battle of the Caribbean
Target entity description: The Naval Battle of the Caribbean was a World War II campaign in which Allied and Axis naval and air forces fought for control of vital shipping lanes and oil routes in the Caribbean Sea.

• A. Battle of Guantánamo Bay
  The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was an 1898 Spanish–American War engagement in Cuba in which U.S. Marines and naval forces seized and secured the strategic harbor that later became the site of a long-term American naval base.
• B. Battle of Cape Engaño
  The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
• C. Battle of the Mona Passage
  The Battle of the Mona Passage was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a British squadron decisively defeated a French convoy near Puerto Rico.
• D. Battle of Porto Praya
  The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
• E. Battle of Nassau
  The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
• F. None of above. chosen