Strategic bombing campaign against Japan

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:allies gptkb:British_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:armament gptkb:atomic_bombs
incendiary bombs
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:controversy use of atomic bombs
effectiveness of bombing strategy
ethical implications of civilian casualties
gptkbp:duration 1944-1945
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:initiated_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:involved 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:is_targeted_at Japanese cities
gptkbp:legacy debate over total war
historical analysis of air power
impact on civilian protection laws
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_goals disrupt supply lines
destroy industrial capacity
demoralize Japanese population
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mariana_Islands
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4