Bombing of Japan during World War II
GPTKB entity
Properties (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress |
| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
President_Harry_S._Truman |
| gptkbp:criticism |
ethical implications
humanitarian reasons civilian impact |
| gptkbp:date |
August 1945
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bombing of Japan during World War II
|
| gptkbp:ideology |
justification of actions
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:post-war_Japan
international relations |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States
strategic bombing firebombing |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
total war strategy |
| gptkbp:led_to |
Nuclear Age
destruction of infrastructure mass civilian casualties |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Bombing_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:Bombing_of_Nagasaki |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
military necessity
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Allied_forces
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:Japanese_surrender
|
| gptkbp:targets |
Japanese_cities
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
atomic bomb
|
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
public discourse
historical memory historical narratives human rights advocacy political debates strategic studies educational curricula film and literature civil defense measures historical revisionism peace movements nuclear policy military ethics international law discussions military history studies cultural representations military technology development nuclear disarmament discussions anti-war sentiments war crime discussions nuclear activism Cold_War_dynamics Japanese_military_strategy war_memorials American_public_opinion American_military_policy Japanese-American_relations Japanese_post-war_reconstruction Japanese_war_guilt |