Operation Rolling Thunder II
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:allows |
political constraints
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
against communism in Asia
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| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:aircraft
three years President Lyndon B. Johnson North Vietnamese aggression North Vietnamese territory a large geographic area ground operations in Vietnam limited ground forces |
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a failure by some historians
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| gptkbp:duration |
1965-1968
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
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| gptkbp:goal |
to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Rolling Thunder II
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| gptkbp:includes |
bombing campaigns
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| gptkbp:increased |
anti-war sentiment in the United States
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| gptkbp:is_a_moment_of |
U. S.-Vietnam relations
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
gptkb:North_Vietnam
disrupting enemy supply lines disrupting logistics destroying military targets demoralize North Vietnamese forces |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
heavy aerial bombardment
limited objectives |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:civilian_casualties
its effectiveness its impact on civilians lack of clear strategy |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
air superiority
interdict supply routes |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:battle air strikes ground support missions |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
U. S. strategy in Southeast Asia
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:is_tested_for |
U. S. resolve
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| gptkbp:key |
U. S. military strategy
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| gptkbp:led_to |
escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
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| gptkbp:meets |
mixed results
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
during the Vietnam War
in U. S. history |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Cold War history
|
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
against North Vietnam
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:proposed_by |
U. S. military leadership
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
destruction of infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
contain communism
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| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_government
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| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:B-52_bombers
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
increased Viet Cong activity the Tet Offensive. |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
high levels of bombing
high levels of expenditure |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_C._Westmoreland
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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