end of World War II in the Pacific theater
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Cold_War_tensions
establishment_of_the_United_Nations occupation_of_Japan |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
historical research
commemorative events literature and films depictions in media education curricula |
| gptkbp:date |
September 2, 1945
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| gptkbp:events |
surrender
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
gptkb:Nuremberg_Trials
influence on international law commemoration of veterans humanitarian efforts post-war cultural memory of the war impact on global military strategy beginning of the atomic age development of nuclear weapons policy legacy of peace treaties impact_on_U.S.-Japan_relations reconstruction_of_Japan beginning_of_U.S._military_presence_in_Asia beginning_of_the_post-war_era end_of_imperial_Japan establishment_of_the_World_Health_Organization formation_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council transition_to_the_Cold_War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
end of World War II in the Pacific theater
|
| gptkbp:impact |
shift in global power dynamics
decolonization movements formation of military alliances war_crimes_trials economic_recovery_efforts_in_Japan |
| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:Japan gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Tokyo_Bay
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Bombing_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:Philippines_Campaign gptkb:Island_hopping_campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima gptkb:Bombing_of_Nagasaki Battle of Midway |
| gptkbp:significance |
marked_the_conclusion_of_hostilities_in_World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
Instrument of Surrender
|