Triple
T1240166
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Prohibition era in the United States |
E26639
|
entity |
| Predicate | legalBasis |
P125
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Prohibition Act
The National Prohibition Act, commonly known as the Volstead Act, was the U.S. federal law that defined and enforced the nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the early 20th century.
|
E142262
|
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: National Prohibition Act | Statement: [Prohibition era in the United States, legalBasis, National Prohibition Act]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Prohibition Act Context triple: [Prohibition era in the United States, legalBasis, National Prohibition Act]
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A.
Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was the 1919 amendment that established nationwide Prohibition by banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
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B.
Prohibition era in the United States
The Prohibition era in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933, which fueled organized crime, speakeasies, and significant social and political conflict.
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C.
Federal Alcohol Administration Act
The Federal Alcohol Administration Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the alcohol industry by establishing standards for labeling, advertising, and fair competition in the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
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D.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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E.
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act was a 1930 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties, widely blamed for worsening international trade tensions and deepening the Great Depression.
- 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: National Prohibition Act Triple: [Prohibition era in the United States, legalBasis, National Prohibition Act]
Generated description
The National Prohibition Act, commonly known as the Volstead Act, was the U.S. federal law that defined and enforced the nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Prohibition Act Target entity description: The National Prohibition Act, commonly known as the Volstead Act, was the U.S. federal law that defined and enforced the nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the early 20th century.
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A.
Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was the 1919 amendment that established nationwide Prohibition by banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
-
B.
Prohibition era in the United States
The Prohibition era in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933, which fueled organized crime, speakeasies, and significant social and political conflict.
-
C.
Federal Alcohol Administration Act
The Federal Alcohol Administration Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the alcohol industry by establishing standards for labeling, advertising, and fair competition in the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
-
D.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
-
E.
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act was a 1930 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties, widely blamed for worsening international trade tensions and deepening the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69a4948689d08190b3a4a3f388c02148 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf41c5d08190b07adbdb24d35a76 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f79afe08190802dd615f01e303d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac90277d2481908d358bf3f8fdbdca |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9080f4748190a2313bede48d3404 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.