hasCause

P708
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the reason for, or brings about, the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

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All labels observed (39)

Label Occurrences
hasCause canonical 9,297
hasMotive 635
mainCause 213

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasCause
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the reason for, or brings about, the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

Sample triples (10,564)

Subject Object
Phoney War German invasion of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Poland
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Japanese expansionism in East Asia ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession dispute over the Spanish throne ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession death of Charles II of Spain without direct heir ⓘ
Age of Exploration search for new trade routes to Asia via predicate surface "hasKeyCause" ⓘ
Age of Exploration Ottoman control of traditional land routes to Asia via predicate surface "hasKeyCause" ⓘ
Age of Exploration demand for spices via predicate surface "hasKeyCause" ⓘ
Age of Exploration desire for gold and silver via predicate surface "hasKeyCause" ⓘ
Age of Exploration religious zeal for Christian missionary work via predicate surface "hasKeyCause" ⓘ
Age of Exploration Renaissance curiosity and humanism via predicate surface "hasKeyCause" ⓘ
Age of Exploration advances in navigation and shipbuilding via predicate surface "hasKeyCause" ⓘ
Boston Massacre tensions between colonists and British troops ⓘ
Boston Massacre enforcement of Townshend Acts ⓘ
linked to: Townshend Acts (tea tax component)
Boston Massacre resentment of British military presence in Boston ⓘ
Cold War ideological rivalry between capitalism and communism ⓘ
Cold War power vacuum after World War II ⓘ
Cold War mutual distrust between United States and Soviet Union ⓘ
Peterloo Massacre cavalry charge into a peaceful political rally ⓘ
Peterloo Massacre authorities' attempt to disperse a mass meeting for parliamentary reform ⓘ
Peterloo Massacre demand for parliamentary reform via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ
Peterloo Massacre demand for universal male suffrage via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ
Peterloo Massacre protest against lack of representation for industrial towns via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ
Peterloo Massacre protest against the Corn Laws via predicate surface "hasMotive" ⓘ
Curse of the Bambino sale of Babe Ruth via predicate surface "attributedCause" ⓘ
Dutch elm disease Ophiostoma ulmi ⓘ
Dutch elm disease Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ⓘ
linked to: Ophiostoma ulmi
Dutch elm disease Ophiostoma himal-ulmi ⓘ
linked to: Ophiostoma ulmi
Rampjaar
linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Rampjaar
linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Dutch Wars
Rampjaar
linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
invasion by the Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ
Rampjaar
linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
invasion by the Archbishopric-Electorate of Cologne ⓘ
Rampjaar
linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
French invasion of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Rampjaar
linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
English naval war against the Dutch Republic ⓘ
American Civil War slavery in the United States ⓘ
American Civil War states’ rights ⓘ
American Civil War secession of Southern states ⓘ
Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster failure of the right Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) field joint via predicate surface "foundCause" ⓘ
Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster O-ring seal failure in cold temperatures via predicate surface "foundCause" ⓘ
Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster hot gas blow-by past the O-rings via predicate surface "foundCause" ⓘ
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 currency devaluation ⓘ
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 speculative attacks on currencies ⓘ
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 weak financial regulation in affected countries ⓘ
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 high levels of short-term foreign debt ⓘ
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 fixed or semi-fixed exchange rate regimes ⓘ
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 overheating of asset markets ⓘ
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 capital account liberalization without adequate supervision ⓘ
Homestead Strike wage cuts ⓘ
Homestead Strike union contract dispute ⓘ
Homestead Strike management attempt to break the union ⓘ