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| This was the nickname of Iwo Jima | The "Sulpher Island" |
| What did the Allies use Iwo Jima for? | as a radar warning station and a base for fighter interceptors |
| Why did the allies want Iwo Jima? | to use it to provide fighter escorts for the huge B-29's |
| What type of soil was found at Iwo Jima? | volcanic ash- The ash made it hard to dig a foxhole and most vehicles could not roll in the ash. |
| What had the Japanese done to defend Iwo Jima? | They placed 20,000 troops on the 8 sq. miles of the island. It was also well prepared with extensive mine fields, lengthy underground tunnels, and communication systems protected by artillery fortified with concrete made from the island's volcanic ash. |
| What colonel led the assault on Mount Suribachi? | Colonel Harry Liversedge |
| Why was Mount Suribachi important for the Japanese? | They could watch every Marine and move are report it to the commander in the north. They could also direct artillery fire on the Americans |
| How much ground were the Allied marines able to take on the first day of attack? | Only two hundred yards |
| Who took one the picture of the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima? | photographer Joe Rosenthal. The photo won him many awards including the 1945 Pulitzer Prize. |
| What effect did the flag raising have on soldiers down below? | it sent a wave of strength to those fighting down below. |
| What has the battle of Iwo Jima come to symbolize to the American Marines? | The flag-raising has come to symbolize the spirit of the Corp to all Marines. It was the bloodiest adn most renowned battle in the history of the Marines. Over 1/4 of the Medals of Honor awarded to Marines in World War II were given for conduct in the invasion of Iwo Jima. |
| In 1954, a bronze monument of the flag raising was sculpted by Felix de Weldon and dedicted to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of their country. Where is this monument located? | In Washington, D.C. outside of Arlington National Cemetery. |
| Most Japanese fought to their _________ on Iwo Jima. | death- out of the 20,000 soldiers, only 1,000 were taken as prisoners of war. |
| Who said "Among the men who fought at Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue." | Admiral Chester W. Nimitz |
| After Iwo Jima, where did the Allies invade? | Okinawa |
| Why did the Allies want Okinawa? | to help stage an invasion against Japan. |
| These were suicide pilots used by the Japanese. | Kamikaze pilots |
| What effect did the kamikaze planes have on the Japanese? | many of the top Japanese pilots were dead and many of their first-line airplanes had been destroyed. |
| What effect did the kamikaze's have on the Allies? | They killed almost 5,000 navy men. |
| What was the most miserable feature about the battle of Okinawa? | the mud |
| What was the last battle of World War II? | Okinawa |
| What effect had the Battle of Okinawa had on the Japanese? | The Japanese had lost their navy and air force. The Allies had cut off supply lines to Japan. The Japanese people were at the point of starvation. |
| What was the effect of the Tokyo bombing on March 9, 1945? | It burned up a quarter of a million homes, made a million people homeless and killed 83,793 people. It stands as the most lethal air raid in all of history. |
| This was the collaboration of the Americans, British, and French scientists to develop the atomic bomb. | The Manhatten project |
| When was Harry S. Truman briefed about the Manhatten project? | after the death of President Roosevelt. |
| This was the last of the wartime conferences. | Potsdam Conference |
| When Winston Churchill was defeated as the Prime Minister of Britain, who took his place? | Clement Atlee |
| What was the most important outcome of the Potsdam conference? | a surrender ultimatum to Japan |
| What plane dropped the bomb on Hiroshima? | The Enola Gay |
| The bomb dropped over Hiroshima was a uranium bomb of the type called _________ Boy | Little |
| Where was the 2nd bomb dropped in Japan? | on Nagasaki |
| The plutonium bomb known as ____ Boy was droppe don Nagasaki. | Fat |
| Who was the Emperor of Japan? | Emperor Hirohito |
| The day that the Japanese surrendered is known as _____ Day. | V-J |
| Who did the Japanese surrender to aboard the U.S.S. Missouri? | Douglass MacArthur |
| What were some of the effects of World War II? | It raged for 6 years. It caused ruin and torment and caused immeasurable human suffering. It ended with the Americans and Russian as all-powerful who confronted each other as old friends and new enemies. It ushered in the dreadful era of nuclear warfare. It brought death to 30 million human beings. |
