Great Tokyo Air Raid

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:causedBy firestorms
gptkbp:criticism human rights advocates
civilian impact
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:defeated over 16 square miles of the city
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:followedBy Operation Meetinghouse
other bombing raids
gptkbp:hasPrograms Japanese_cities
weaken_Japanese_morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Tokyo Air Raid
gptkbp:impact Japanese_infrastructure
gptkbp:influenced intelligence reports
post-war_Japanese_policy
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:is_a nuclear bombings
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for air warfare strategy
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of numerous documentaries
historical debate
gptkbp:is_characterized_by extensive fire damage
gptkbp:is_essential_for gptkb:the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by a densely populated area
gptkbp:is_involved_in strategic bombing
gptkbp:is_known_for a_significant_event_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Pacific_War
largest air raids in history
Allied_bombing_campaign
Allied_strategy_in_the_Pacific
destroy_Japanese_industrial_capacity
gptkbp:is_studied_in military studies
gptkbp:is_used_in total war tactics
gptkbp:keyEvent the history of aerial warfare
gptkbp:led_to displacement of civilians
gptkbp:occursIn March 9, 1945
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:World_War_II
two waves
high precision bombing techniques
a single night
B-29_Superfortress_bombers
gptkbp:resultedIn high civilian casualties
mass destruction
over 100,000 deaths
gptkbp:significantEvent military history
Tokyo's_history
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:uses incendiary bombs
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for post-war reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in Japan's_surrender
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Japanese_resistance
Japanese_military_aggression
gptkbp:was_a_result_of air superiority
escalating conflict
the effectiveness of strategic bombing