Strategic bombing campaign against Japan
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mariana_Islands
|
| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:aircraft
|
| gptkbp:armament |
gptkb:atomic_bombs
incendiary bombs |
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:aircraft
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
use of atomic bombs
effectiveness of bombing strategy ethical implications of civilian casualties |
| gptkbp:duration |
1944-1945
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:goal |
weaken Japanese war effort
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
contributed to end of World War II
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Strategic bombing campaign against Japan
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Cold War policies
nuclear strategy post-war military strategy |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
Japanese cities
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:bombing_of_Fukuoka
gptkb:bombing_of_Kobe gptkb:bombing_of_Kumamoto gptkb:bombing_of_Yokohama gptkb:bombing_of_Hiroshima gptkb:bombing_of_Nagasaki gptkb:firebombing_of_Tokyo gptkb:bombing_of_Osaka gptkb:bombing_of_Nagoya bombing of Aichi bombing of Gifu bombing of Hiroshima City bombing of Hiroshima Prefecture bombing of Kagoshima bombing of Kanagawa bombing of Kumamoto City bombing of Kure bombing of Matsuyama bombing of Mie bombing of Nagasaki City bombing of Nagasaki Prefecture bombing of Naha bombing of Okayama bombing of Sapporo bombing of Sendai bombing of Shizuoka bombing of Takamatsu |
| gptkbp:legacy |
debate over total war
historical analysis of air power impact on civilian protection laws |
| gptkbp:notable_allies |
gptkb:British_Royal_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
gptkb:Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
gptkb:Operation_Meetinghouse gptkb:Operation_Downfall |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Japanese surrender
destruction of infrastructure mass civilian casualties |
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
disrupt supply lines
destroy industrial capacity demoralize Japanese population |