Triple
T57796
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bretton Woods system |
E1144
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nixon shock
The Nixon shock was a series of unexpected U.S. economic policy decisions in 1971, most notably ending the dollar’s convertibility to gold, which effectively dismantled the postwar Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system.
|
E1144
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
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).
Input
Phrase: Nixon shock | Statement: [Bretton Woods system, significantEvent, Nixon shock]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nixon shock Context triple: [Bretton Woods system, significantEvent, Nixon shock]
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A.
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998
The Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 was a severe regional economic meltdown that began with currency devaluations in East and Southeast Asia, triggering widespread financial instability, recessions, and international policy responses.
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B.
Bretton Woods system
The Bretton Woods system was a post–World War II international monetary order in which major currencies were pegged to the U.S. dollar, and the dollar was convertible to gold, creating a fixed exchange rate regime that lasted until the early 1970s.
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C.
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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D.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
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E.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Nixon shock Triple: [Bretton Woods system, significantEvent, Nixon shock]
Generated description
The Nixon shock was a series of unexpected U.S. economic policy decisions in 1971, most notably ending the dollar’s convertibility to gold, which effectively dismantled the postwar Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nixon shock Target entity description: The Nixon shock was a series of unexpected U.S. economic policy decisions in 1971, most notably ending the dollar’s convertibility to gold, which effectively dismantled the postwar Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system.
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A.
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998
The Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 was a severe regional economic meltdown that began with currency devaluations in East and Southeast Asia, triggering widespread financial instability, recessions, and international policy responses.
-
B.
Bretton Woods system
chosen
The Bretton Woods system was a post–World War II international monetary order in which major currencies were pegged to the U.S. dollar, and the dollar was convertible to gold, creating a fixed exchange rate regime that lasted until the early 1970s.
-
C.
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
-
D.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
-
E.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24b1bf2c081908f20e13939b713ff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a24e67ff508190af0f1a3dd232c836 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a24f1747f0819085ed4ff644b26ea5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a24fccea748190bf167f0d3a6b3f81 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.