Panic of 1893
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The Panic of 1893 was a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States marked by bank failures, railroad bankruptcies, and mass unemployment that helped bring the Gilded Age to a close.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Panic of 1893 canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11793 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Panic of 1893 Context triple: [Gilded Age, majorEvent, Panic of 1893]
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A.
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a severe global financial crisis that triggered a prolonged economic depression in the United States and Europe, marking a major turning point in the early Gilded Age.
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B.
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn during the 1930s that led to massive unemployment, bank failures, and profound social and political change.
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C.
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a massive, nationwide labor uprising by railroad workers protesting wage cuts and poor working conditions, marking one of the first major industrial strikes in U.S. history.
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D.
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a devastating 1930s environmental disaster on the North American Great Plains, where severe drought and poor farming practices caused massive dust storms, crop failures, and widespread displacement of farming communities.
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E.
Mexican peso crisis of 1994
The Mexican peso crisis of 1994 was a severe currency and financial crisis triggered by a sudden devaluation of the peso, leading to capital flight, a deep recession in Mexico, and a major international bailout.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Panic of 1893 Target entity description: The Panic of 1893 was a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States marked by bank failures, railroad bankruptcies, and mass unemployment that helped bring the Gilded Age to a close.
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A.
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a severe global financial crisis that triggered a prolonged economic depression in the United States and Europe, marking a major turning point in the early Gilded Age.
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B.
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn during the 1930s that led to massive unemployment, bank failures, and profound social and political change.
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C.
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a massive, nationwide labor uprising by railroad workers protesting wage cuts and poor working conditions, marking one of the first major industrial strikes in U.S. history.
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D.
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a devastating 1930s environmental disaster on the North American Great Plains, where severe drought and poor farming practices caused massive dust storms, crop failures, and widespread displacement of farming communities.
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E.
Mexican peso crisis of 1994
The Mexican peso crisis of 1994 was a severe currency and financial crisis triggered by a sudden devaluation of the peso, leading to capital flight, a deep recession in Mexico, and a major international bailout.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic depression
ⓘ
financial panic ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedBySource | U.S. economic history textbooks ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1890s ⓘ |
| followedBy | economic recovery in the late 1890s ⓘ |
| hasCause |
collapse of railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing
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concerns about the U.S. commitment to the gold standard ⓘ declining European investment in the United States ⓘ falling U.S. gold reserves ⓘ speculation in railroads ⓘ the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Coxey's Army march of 1894
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Democratic Party losses in subsequent elections ⓘ Pullman Strike ⓘ
surface form:
Pullman Strike of 1894
bank failures across the United States ⓘ business failures ⓘ context for the presidential election of 1896 ⓘ decline in confidence in major financial institutions ⓘ end of the Gilded Age era ⓘ expansion of federal government involvement in the economy ⓘ falling farm prices ⓘ increased support for monetary reform ⓘ labor unrest ⓘ mass unemployment ⓘ political realignment in the United States ⓘ pressure on President Grover Cleveland's administration ⓘ railroad bankruptcies ⓘ rise of the free silver movement ⓘ strengthening of the Populist movement ⓘ widespread poverty ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
New York City financial markets ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ southern United States ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| mainVictim |
banking sector in the United States
ⓘ
farmers ⓘ industrial workers ⓘ railroad industry in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of capitalism in the United States
ⓘ
history of the Gilded Age ⓘ |
| precededBy | Panic of 1873 ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Grover Cleveland
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J. P. Morgan ⓘ William Jennings Bryan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1893 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Panic of 1893 Description of subject: The Panic of 1893 was a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States marked by bank failures, railroad bankruptcies, and mass unemployment that helped bring the Gilded Age to a close.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
subject surface form:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
subject surface form:
The Ballad of Baby Doe