Bombing of Tokyo

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aftermath increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:aircraft_operated over 300
gptkbp:armament incendiary bombs
gptkbp:campaigns Japanese cities
gptkbp:casualties 100,000 to 200,000
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:aircraft
Japanese resistance
a single night
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:civilian_casualties
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:World_War_II_air_campaigns
gptkbp:date March 9-10, 1945
gptkbp:exhibited_at air power effectiveness
strategic bombing campaigns.
the destructive power of air raids
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:nuclear_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Pacific_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Tokyo
gptkbp:influenced_by intelligence reports
firebombing strategy
gptkbp:inspired subsequent bombings in Japan
gptkbp:is_characterized_by extensive fire damage
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:human_rights_advocates
civilian impact
gptkbp:is_documented_in photographs and reports
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Operation_Meetinghouse
gptkbp:is_used_by mass incendiary bombing tactics
gptkbp:key U. S.-Japan relations during WWII
gptkbp:key_event the air war in the Pacific
gptkbp:led_to Japanese surrender discussions
urban reconstruction efforts post-war
gptkbp:notable_enemies Japanese urban centers
gptkbp:notable_event Japanese civilians
gptkbp:notable_operations the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:battle
gptkbp:preceded_by bombing of other Japanese cities
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:General_Curtis_Le_May
gptkbp:requires U. S. military leaders
gptkbp:resulted_in destruction of infrastructure
mass civilian casualties
gptkbp:significance one of the deadliest air raids in history
gptkbp:strategic_importance demoralize the Japanese population
weaken Japanese morale
gptkbp:subject historical analysis and debate
gptkbp:tactics low-altitude bombing
gptkbp:target_market military and industrial facilities
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:type strategic bombing
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for post-war peace negotiations
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the eventual defeat of Japan
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese military aggression
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for U. S. military strategy