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gptkb:military_operations
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gptkbp:casualties
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millions
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gptkbp:consists_of
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two parts
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gptkbp:has_been_cancelled
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Japan's surrender
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Operation Downfall
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land, sea, and air forces
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gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of
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U. S. military strategy
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gptkbp:is_based_on
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intelligence assessments
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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gptkb:historians
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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invade Japan
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gptkbp:is_discussed_in
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gptkb:Potsdam_Conference
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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some military leaders
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gptkbp:is_targeted_at
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gptkb:Japan
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gptkbp:military_operations
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strategic planning
highly anticipated
global implications
never executed
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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multiple nations
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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the Pacific Theater
among military planners
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Operation_Coronet
gptkb:Operation_Olympic
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gptkbp:proposed_by
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gptkb:United_States
1945
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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end World War II
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post-war Japan
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gptkbp:was_a_large-scale_operation
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in military history
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end Japanese resistance
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gptkbp:was_a_part_of_the_allied_campaign_against
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gptkb:the_Axis_powers
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gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_included
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naval blockades
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gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_reflected
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the urgency of the war effort
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gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_was_developed_by
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military strategists
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gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_was_influenced_by
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geopolitical considerations
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gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_was_ultimately
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abandoned.
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gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_would_have_changed
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the course of history
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gptkbp:was_a_planned_invasion_of
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the Japanese home islands
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to_the_attack_on
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gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
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gptkbp:was_a_significant_military_plan
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in the 20th century
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gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for
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post-war Japan
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gptkbp:was_anticipated_to_involve
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heavy casualties
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gptkbp:was_characterized_by
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high stakes
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gptkbp:was_considered_during
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the Pacific War
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gptkbp:was_executed_by
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the Allied forces
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gptkbp:was_expected_to_last
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several months
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gptkbp:was_expected_to_require
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extensive logistics
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by
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gptkb:atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
previous battles in the Pacific
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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Allied strategy
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gptkbp:was_planned_to_include
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airborne assaults
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gptkbp:was_planned_to_secure
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Japanese surrender
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gptkbp:was_planned_to_start_on
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November 1, 1945
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gptkbp:was_seen_as_necessary_by
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Allied leaders
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gptkbp:was_ultimately_rendered_unnecessary_by
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Japan's capitulation
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gptkbp:would_have_faced_resistance_from
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gptkb:Japanese_forces
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gptkbp:would_have_involved
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millions of troops
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