War in the Pacific

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:casualties over 36 million total
over 400,000 American military
over 1 million Japanese military
over 100,000 civilian casualties
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:historical_narratives
veteran organizations
commemorative events
films and literature
memorials and museums
gptkbp:ended September 2, 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label War in the Pacific
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Australia
gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:led_to formation of the United Nations
occupation of Japan
gptkbp:main_event gptkb:Tokyo_Bay_surrender_ceremony
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_attack
gptkb:Hiroshima_bombing
gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
Nagasaki bombing
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:naval_warfare
air superiority
amphibious assaults
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:General_Hideki_Tojo
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:post_war_career Cold War dynamics
decolonization movements
U. S. military presence in Asia
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:end_of_World_War_II
defeat of Japan
gptkbp:started_in December 7, 1941
gptkbp:strategic_importance island hopping strategy
control of supply routes
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Hitler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3