pretext
P4693
predicate
Indicates that one party uses a stated reason or excuse to conceal their true motive for an action or decision.
Aliases (5)
- usedAsPretextFor ×10
- usedAsPretextBy ×2
- pretextFor ×1
- pretextForU.S.Intervention ×1
- usedAsPretext ×1
Sample triples (19)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Dominican Civil War | protection of American citizens ("pretextForU.S.Intervention") → |
| Fall Weiss | Gleiwitz incident → |
| Gleiwitz incident | German invasion of Poland ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Gleiwitz incident | Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 ("pretextFor") → |
| Gleiwitz incident | outbreak of World War II in Europe ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Gleiwitz radio station | German invasion of Poland ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Gleiwitz radio station | outbreak of World War II in Europe ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Great Fire of Rome | Nero ("usedAsPretextBy") NERFINISHED → |
| Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) | Iranian refusal to expel German nationals → |
| Japanese occupation of Manchuria | Mukden Incident → |
| Kristallnacht | assassination of Ernst vom Rath ("usedAsPretext") → |
| Marinus van der Lubbe | Reichstag Fire Decree ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Marinus van der Lubbe | crackdown on German communists ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Marinus van der Lubbe | suspension of civil liberties in Germany ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Operation Himmler | German invasion of Poland ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Operation Himmler | World War II in Europe ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Sudeten Germans | Nazi Germany ("usedAsPretextBy") → |
| Sudetenland | German military intervention ("usedAsPretextFor") → |
| Third Silesian War | Austrian attempt to recover Silesia lost in earlier Silesian Wars → |