The Time for Decision
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The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Time for Decision canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1476474 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Time for Decision Context triple: [Sumner Welles, notableWork, The Time for Decision]
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A.
The Choice Before Us
The Choice Before Us is a political work by American socialist leader Norman Thomas that examines alternatives to capitalism and advocates for democratic socialism.
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B.
The Decision
"The Decision" is a didactic play by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht that explores revolutionary ethics and communist ideology through the story of agitators sent to support a workers’ movement.
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C.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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D.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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E.
The Final Option
The Final Option is a 1982 British political action thriller film about a Special Air Service officer infiltrating a radical anti-nuclear terrorist group.
- 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: The Time for Decision Target entity description: The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
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A.
The Choice Before Us
The Choice Before Us is a political work by American socialist leader Norman Thomas that examines alternatives to capitalism and advocates for democratic socialism.
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B.
The Decision
"The Decision" is a didactic play by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht that explores revolutionary ethics and communist ideology through the story of agitators sent to support a workers’ movement.
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C.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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D.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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E.
The Final Option
The Final Option is a 1982 British political action thriller film about a Special Air Service officer infiltrating a radical anti-nuclear terrorist group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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diplomatic analysis book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political analysis book ⓘ |
| advocates |
U.S. leadership in building a new world order
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cooperation among major powers after World War II ⓘ |
| author | Sumner Welles ⓘ |
| authorFullName | Benjamin Sumner Welles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
balance-of-power diplomacy
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isolationism in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| genre |
international relations
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political science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | former U.S. Undersecretary of State ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
interventionist U.S. foreign policy
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liberal internationalist worldview ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written during final phase of World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United Nations precursor ideas
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United States foreign policy ⓘ World War II ⓘ collective security ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ post–World War II international order ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | influencing U.S. debate on postwar international organization ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| proposes |
postwar international order based on collective security
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strengthened international organization to maintain peace ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers ⓘ |
| workPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Time for Decision Description of subject: The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
Referenced by (2)
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