Operation Rolling Thunder VII
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
|
| gptkbp:allows |
political considerations
|
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:US_Air_Force
three years stages international scrutiny limited ground support North Vietnamese aggression President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration North Vietnamese airspace |
| gptkbp:duration |
1965-1968
|
| gptkbp:ends_at |
November 1968
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States
|
| 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 VII
|
| gptkbp:includes |
over 800,000 tons of bombs
|
| gptkbp:increased |
anti-war sentiment in the US
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
gptkb:North_Vietnam
disrupting supply lines disrupting the Ho Chi Minh Trail destroying military targets |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
high-altitude bombing missions
limited objectives gradual escalation |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:civilian_casualties
its effectiveness lack of clear strategy its impact on civilian populations |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
weaken enemy morale
support ground troops demoralize North Vietnamese forces demonstrate US resolve pressure North Vietnam into negotiations |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:naval_bombardment
air superiority missions air strikes |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:US_air_campaign_in_Vietnam
gptkb:US_intervention_in_Vietnam Cold War military strategy US strategy in Southeast Asia |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:US_Navy |
| gptkbp:key |
US military strategy
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
escalation of US involvement in Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:meets |
North Vietnamese resilience
|
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
gptkb:Rolling_Thunder_operations
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:proposed_by |
gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
destruction of infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
|
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:B-52_bombers
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
increased insurgency in South Vietnam |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
significant military expenditure
high levels of bombing |