Berlin Conference
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The Berlin Conference was an 1884–1885 meeting of European powers in Berlin that formalized the partition of Africa and set the rules for colonial expansion on the continent.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berlin Conference canonical | 8 |
| General Act of the Berlin Conference | 4 |
| Act of the Berlin Conference (1885) | 1 |
| Congo Conference | 1 |
| West Africa Conference | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Berlin Conference Context triple: [Spanish Sahara, establishedBy, Berlin Conference]
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Crimean Conference
The Crimean Conference, commonly known as the Yalta Conference, was a pivotal 1945 World War II meeting where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin negotiated the postwar reorganization of Europe.
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Baghdad Conference
The Baghdad Conference was the 1960 meeting in Iraq where major oil-producing countries agreed to establish the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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International Meridian Conference
The International Meridian Conference was an 1884 gathering of nations in Washington, D.C., that established the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian and laid the foundation for global time standardization.
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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Geneva Conference of 1954
The Geneva Conference of 1954 was an international meeting that ended the First Indochina War and led to the temporary partition of Vietnam, reshaping the political landscape of Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Berlin Conference Target entity description: The Berlin Conference was an 1884–1885 meeting of European powers in Berlin that formalized the partition of Africa and set the rules for colonial expansion on the continent.
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A.
Crimean Conference
The Crimean Conference, commonly known as the Yalta Conference, was a pivotal 1945 World War II meeting where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin negotiated the postwar reorganization of Europe.
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B.
Baghdad Conference
The Baghdad Conference was the 1960 meeting in Iraq where major oil-producing countries agreed to establish the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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C.
International Meridian Conference
The International Meridian Conference was an 1884 gathering of nations in Washington, D.C., that established the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian and laid the foundation for global time standardization.
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D.
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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E.
Geneva Conference of 1954
The Geneva Conference of 1954 was an international meeting that ended the First Indochina War and led to the temporary partition of Vietnam, reshaping the political landscape of Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic summit
ⓘ
international conference ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Berlin Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Congo Conference
Berlin Conference ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Conference
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| chairperson | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885-02-26 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Imperialism
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surface form:
New Imperialism
Scramble for Africa ⓘ |
| hostedBy | German Empire ⓘ |
| impact |
accelerated partition of Africa
ⓘ
legitimized European colonial rule in Africa ⓘ undermined African sovereignty ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| notableNonParticipant |
Ethiopian Empire
ⓘ
any African government ⓘ |
| participant |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Belgium ⓘ Denmark ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Italy ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Russia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden–Norway ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| purpose |
to establish rules for future colonial expansion in Africa
ⓘ
to formalize the partition of Africa among European powers ⓘ to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa ⓘ |
| result |
Berlin Conference
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
General Act of the Berlin Conference
ban on slave trade in the conference area ⓘ formalization of spheres of influence in Africa ⓘ free navigation on the Congo River ⓘ free navigation on the Niger River ⓘ international recognition of the Congo Free State ⓘ principle of effective occupation in Africa ⓘ |
| signedDocument | General Act of Berlin ⓘ |
| startDate | 1884-11-15 ⓘ |
| topic |
Scramble for Africa
ⓘ
colonialism in Africa ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| year |
1884
ⓘ
1885 ⓘ |
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Subject: Berlin Conference Description of subject: The Berlin Conference was an 1884–1885 meeting of European powers in Berlin that formalized the partition of Africa and set the rules for colonial expansion on the continent.
Referenced by (15)
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