atomic bombings of Japan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aircraftUsedOnHiroshima gptkb:Enola_Gay
gptkbp:aircraftUsedOnNagasaki gptkb:Bockscar
gptkbp:casualties primarily civilians
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial
gptkb:Nagasaki_Peace_Park
August 6
August 9
annual peace ceremonies
gptkbp:controversy debate over necessity and morality
gptkbp:dateOfHiroshimaBombing 1945-08-06
gptkbp:dateOfNagasakiBombing 1945-08-09
gptkbp:estimatedDeathsHiroshima 70000-140000
gptkbp:estimatedDeathsNagasaki 35000-80000
gptkbp:firstUseOfNuclearWeaponsInWarfare true
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender
gptkbp:heldBy 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label atomic bombings of Japan
gptkbp:influenced nuclear arms race
Cold War policies
international nuclear treaties
gptkbp:longTermImpact birth defects
increased cancer rates
radiation sickness
gptkbp:nameOfBombUsedOnHiroshima gptkb:Little_Boy
gptkbp:nameOfBombUsedOnNagasaki gptkb:Fat_Man
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Hibakusha
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:order gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:firebombing_of_Tokyo
gptkbp:purpose to force Japanese surrender
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Potsdam_Declaration
gptkb:Soviet_declaration_of_war_on_Japan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Manhattan_Project
atomic age
nuclear disarmament movement
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Japanese_surrender
gptkb:end_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous books and films
Hibakusha (survivors) advocacy
anti-nuclear movements
debate in international law
memorial ceremonies in Japan
gptkbp:targetedCity gptkb:Hiroshima
gptkb:Nagasaki
gptkbp:typeOfWeaponUsed nuclear test
gptkbp:victim gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:planned_invasion_of_Japan_(Operation_Downfall)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7