New Fourth Army Incident
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The New Fourth Army Incident was a 1941 armed clash between Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces that marked a major breakdown in their united front against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Fourth Army Incident canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T689142 — 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.
Target entity: New Fourth Army Incident Context triple: [New Fourth Army, notableEvent, New Fourth Army Incident]
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Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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B.
Xi’an Incident
The Xi’an Incident was a 1936 political crisis in which Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, forcing him to agree to a united front with the Chinese Communists against Japanese aggression.
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C.
Nomonhan Incident
The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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E.
Wuhan campaign
The Wuhan campaign was a major 1938 military operation in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, marked by large-scale battles and heavy casualties as Japan sought to capture the strategic city of Wuhan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New Fourth Army Incident Target entity description: The New Fourth Army Incident was a 1941 armed clash between Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces that marked a major breakdown in their united front against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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A.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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B.
Xi’an Incident
The Xi’an Incident was a 1936 political crisis in which Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, forcing him to agree to a united front with the Chinese Communists against Japanese aggression.
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C.
Nomonhan Incident
The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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D.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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E.
Wuhan campaign
The Wuhan campaign was a major 1938 military operation in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, marked by large-scale battles and heavy casualties as Japan sought to capture the strategic city of Wuhan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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event in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ military incident ⓘ political incident ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anhui Incident
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Anhui Incident ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Anhui Incident
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| commandedBy |
Central Army of the Kuomintang
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surface form:
Kuomintang government forces
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| conflict |
Chinese Civil War
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| countryInvolved | Republic of China ⓘ |
| date | 1941-01-06 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
major political and military crisis within the Second United Front
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turning point in KMT–CCP relations ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941-01-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
formal CCP denunciation of Kuomintang betrayal
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intensified propaganda war between KMT and CCP ⓘ |
| hasCause |
breakdown of the Second United Front
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tensions between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
end of large-scale KMT–CCP military cooperation against Japan
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escalation of Chinese Civil War ⓘ weakening of the anti-Japanese united front ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
influenced postwar political settlement in China
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symbolized collapse of trust between Nationalists and Communists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Anhui
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China ⓘ |
| location |
Maolin, Anhui
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Yao Creek area, Anhui ⓘ Xuancheng ⓘ
surface form:
southern Anhui
|
| opponent |
Chinese Communist forces
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New Fourth Army ⓘ |
| participant |
Chinese Communist Party
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Kuomintang ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ New Fourth Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Chinese Civil War
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history of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| result |
capture and execution of Ye Ting
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defeat of the New Fourth Army main force in southern Anhui ⓘ heavy casualties for the New Fourth Army ⓘ reorganization of the New Fourth Army ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Chiang Kai-shek
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Mao Zedong ⓘ Ye Ting ⓘ Zhou Enlai ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-01-06 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Pacific War
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surface form:
World War II in Asia
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Subject: New Fourth Army Incident Description of subject: The New Fourth Army Incident was a 1941 armed clash between Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces that marked a major breakdown in their united front against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Referenced by (9)
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