US bombing of Japan in World War II

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties	hundreds of thousands killed
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Paul_Tibbets gptkb:Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:controversy	civilian targeting use of atomic weapons
gptkbp:endDate	1945
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Japanese_surrender
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	US bombing of Japan in World War II
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Fukuoka gptkb:Hiroshima gptkb:Kawasaki gptkb:Kobe gptkb:Nagasaki gptkb:Nagoya gptkb:Osaka gptkb:Sapporo gptkb:Tokyo gptkb:Yokohama
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:atomic_bombing_of_Hiroshima gptkb:atomic_bombing_of_Nagasaki gptkb:firebombing_of_Tokyo gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
gptkbp:objective	destroy Japanese military and industrial capacity
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Manhattan_Project gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Operation_Meetinghouse Operation Downfall (planned invasion)
gptkbp:resultedIn	mass civilian casualties contributed to Japanese surrender destruction of Japanese cities
gptkbp:startDate	1942
gptkbp:weapon	nuclear test B-29 Superfortress bomber incendiary bombs
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Strategic_Bombing_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7