Bombing of the Japanese Home Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:B-24_bombers
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| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:aircraft
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| gptkbp:armament |
incendiary bombs
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| gptkbp:caused_by |
destruction of infrastructure
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| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:United_States urban areas major cities several months multiple waves strategic bombing forces |
| gptkbp:convicted_of |
gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
final stages of the war firebombing techniques high-altitude bombing tactics Japanese military installations 1945 bombing campaigns |
| gptkbp:date |
1945
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| gptkbp:examines |
gptkb:documentaries
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:war
occupation of Japan |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bombing of the Japanese Home Islands
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| gptkbp:influenced |
post-war Japan
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
military objectives
total war doctrine Allied bombing strategy |
| gptkbp:intelligence |
reconnaissance missions
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
military targets
Japanese cities |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
gptkb:Historical_Society
academic studies military historians |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
moral implications
humanitarian impact loss of civilian life destruction of cultural heritage civilian impact lack of military necessity |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:archaeological_site
eyewitness accounts government reports photographic evidence |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:government_agency
anti-war activists |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Operation_Meetinghouse
Pacific Theater total war strategy strategic bombing campaign air superiority efforts strategic air campaign air campaign against Japan air offensive against Japan |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:US_government
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| gptkbp:led_to |
Japanese surrender
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| gptkbp:notable_allies |
gptkb:British_Commonwealth
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Tokyo_firebombing
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:proposed_by |
US military strategists
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| gptkbp:reports_to |
gptkb:media_outlets
gptkb:archaeological_site historical analyses |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:civilian_casualties
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
weaken Japanese war effort
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