War in the Pacific

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Formation of the United Nations
Cold_War_tensions
Occupation_of_Japan
Decolonization_movements_in_Asia
gptkbp:casualties Over 36 million total
Over 400,000 American
Over 200,000 civilians
Over_1_million_Japanese
gptkbp:completed September 2, 1945
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Shift in global power dynamics
Technological advancements in warfare
Humanitarian impact on civilian populations
Legacy of military alliances in the region
Cultural_exchanges_between_East_and_West
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label War in the Pacific
gptkbp:involvedCountries gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:launched December 7, 1941
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:General_Hideki_Tojo
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito
gptkb:General_George_C._Kenney
gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkb:General_William_Halsey_Jr.
President_Harry_S._Truman
President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Japanese_surrender
gptkb:End_of_Japanese_Empire
Establishment_of_United_States_as_a_superpower
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Nagasaki_Bombing
gptkb:Hiroshima_Bombing
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_Attack
Doolittle Raid
gptkbp:tactics Naval warfare
Air superiority
Island_hopping