Hiroshima atomic bombing (1945)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:casualties |
140000 total deaths by end of 1945
70000–80000 killed instantly |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Paul_W._Tibbets_Jr.
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Genbaku_Dome
gptkb:Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Park |
gptkbp:controversy |
debate over necessity and ethics
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gptkbp:date |
1945-08-06
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gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Nagasaki_atomic_bombing_(1945)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hiroshima atomic bombing (1945)
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Hiroshima,_Japan
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Trinity_nuclear_test
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gptkbp:purpose |
force Japanese surrender
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gptkbp:result |
contributed to Japanese surrender
devastation of Hiroshima |
gptkbp:significance |
first use of nuclear weapon in warfare
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gptkbp:subjectOf |
numerous books and films
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gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
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gptkbp:usedInAircraft |
gptkb:Enola_Gay
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gptkbp:weapon |
gptkb:Little_Boy
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ota_River
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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