Bombing of Japan

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:causedBy destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:celebrates museums
gptkbp:controversy ethical implications
gptkbp:criticism anti-war activists
civilian impact
gptkbp:date August 6, 1945
August 9, 1945
gptkbp:depicts films
gptkbp:documentedIn historical accounts
gptkbp:followedBy occupation_of_Japan
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gptkbp:influenced gptkb:post-war_Japan
intelligence reports
nuclear policy
gptkbp:involved strategic bombing
total war
atomic bombs
firebombing
gptkbp:is_a Cold_War_tensions
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for military history
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of academic research
literature
political discourse
historical debate
gptkbp:is_known_for anniversaries
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:World_War_II
total war strategy
strategic air offensive
Allied_strategy
gptkbp:is_studied_in military studies
gptkbp:keyEvent military ethics discussions
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Nuremberg_Trials
survivor testimonies
nuclear arms race
gptkbp:opposedBy military necessity
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:resultedIn mass civilian casualties
Japan's_surrender
gptkbp:significantEvent 20th century history
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Hiroshima
Nagasaki
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for nuclear disarmament discussions
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in gptkb:Japanese_war_crimes_trials
Cold_War_dynamics
U.S.-Japan_relations
Japan's_post-war_reconstruction.
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Japanese_aggression
gptkbp:was_a_result_of gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
nuclear capability
escalating conflict