Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940) | Statement: [Baltic theatre of World War II, hasPart, Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)]

Target entity: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)
Context triple: [Baltic theatre of World War II, hasPart, Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)]

• A. Soviet occupation of the Baltic states chosen
  The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states was the 1940 annexation and subsequent control of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by the USSR, marked by political repression, mass deportations, and the suppression of national independence.
• B. 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.
• C. Soviet occupation in 1940
  Soviet occupation in 1940 refers to the annexation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina by the Soviet Union from Romania during World War II, following an ultimatum backed by the threat of military force.
• D. Soviet annexations of 1939–1940
  The Soviet annexations of 1939–1940 were a series of territorial expansions by the USSR at the outset of World War II, incorporating parts of Eastern Europe such as the Baltic states, eastern Poland, Bessarabia, and Northern Bukovina into the Soviet Union.
• E. German occupation of Baltic islands (1917)
  The German occupation of Baltic islands (1917) was a World War I military campaign in which German forces seized key Baltic Sea islands from the Russian Empire to secure naval dominance and strategic control of the region.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.