air campaign against Japan

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aimsTo Japanese_industrial_capacity
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:collaborates_with gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:conducted island_bases_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:criticism civilian casualties
ethical implications
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:documentedIn military history records
gptkbp:followedBy occupation_of_Japan
gptkbp:hasPrograms demoralize the enemy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label air campaign against Japan
gptkbp:includes gptkb:firebombing_of_Tokyo
gptkbp:influenced intelligence reports
technological advancements
political considerations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Hiroshima
Nagasaki
gptkbp:is_a Cold_War_air_strategies
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for air warfare tactics
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Allied_strategy
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical debate
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting supply lines
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high civilian impact
high-altitude bombing missions
massive bombing raids
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Pacific_Theater
defeat Axis powers
gptkbp:is_studied_in post-war studies
gptkbp:is_supported_by naval operations
logistical operations
gptkbp:led_to destruction_of_Japanese_cities
gptkbp:operations Operation Meetinghouse
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
several years
naval blockades
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Japanese_surrender
gptkbp:significantEvent military aviation history
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Japanese_military
gptkbp:utilizes strategic bombing
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in post-war reconstruction efforts
Allied_victory_in_the_Pacific
the_end_of_World_War_II.
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Japanese_expansionism
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_attack
Japanese_military_aggression
gptkbp:was_a_result_of air power effectiveness
strategic air power
gptkbp:was_marked_by intense aerial combat
significant logistical challenges