Iwo JimaIwo Jima

By Adrian GarlandBy Adrian Garland

What was the Japanese Battle Plan?

What was the Japanese Battle Plan?

The Japanese had a slightly crazy but effective battle

plan. Each soldier was commanded to kill at least

ten Americans before killing themselves.

The Japanese had a slightly crazy but effective battle

plan. Each soldier was commanded to kill at least

ten Americans before killing themselves.

Why did the Americans need Iwo Jima?

Why did the Americans need Iwo Jima?

Iwo Jima was very close to the

Japanese mainland, only 650 miles from Tokyo. The island

was to be used as a supply base for

bombers going to the Japanese

mainland.

Iwo Jima was very close to the

Japanese mainland, only 650 miles from Tokyo. The island

was to be used as a supply base for

bombers going to the Japanese

mainland.

Why were the Japanese able to kill so many Americans and have

so few casualties?

Why were the Japanese able to kill so many Americans and have

so few casualties?• They fought from underground.• The Americans could not see

them.• The Americans came from

aboveground and were easy targets.

• They fought from underground.• The Americans could not see

them.• The Americans came from

aboveground and were easy targets.

Who was the Japanese commander at Iwo Jima?Who was the Japanese

commander at Iwo Jima?• General Tadamichi

Kuribayashi was the general assigned to defend Iwo Jima. He was a brilliant general that was educated in the United States and then joined the Japanese military.

• General Tadamichi Kuribayashi was the general assigned to defend Iwo Jima. He was a brilliant general that was educated in the United States and then joined the Japanese military.

What was the battle that had the most Allied casualties?

What was the battle that had the most Allied casualties?

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Why were there so few Japanese survivors?

Why were there so few Japanese survivors?

The Japanese believed that it was honorable to die in war so they committed suicide or went on

kamikazes and were killed.

The Japanese believed that it was honorable to die in war so they committed suicide or went on

kamikazes and were killed.

Ritual SuicideRitual Suicide• The Japanese soldiers

committed seppuku a form of suicide where they stabbed themselves with a sword and move the sword from side to side. This caused disembowelment and death.

• The Japanese soldiers committed seppuku a form of suicide where they stabbed themselves with a sword and move the sword from side to side. This caused disembowelment and death.

What did the U.S. use Iwo Jima for after the war?

What did the U.S. use Iwo Jima for after the war?

Despite Japanese protests the United States used Iwo Jima as a nuclear weapons base until

the government gave the island back to the Japanese in 1968.

Despite Japanese protests the United States used Iwo Jima as a nuclear weapons base until

the government gave the island back to the Japanese in 1968.

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