Iwo+Jima

CREATED BY: ZB-SOTH, JF-OS, GB-OS, ML-OS

I think it is important because the U.S. forces needed to take the air bases for important air strikes and air battles.I liked WWII so I chose this. (JF-OS)
 * __WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT TO U.S. HISTORY?__**

I believe it was one of the most important turning points in WWII. I picked this assingnment because I was always interested in the World War’s and there importance in our history. I have always seen pictures of Iwo Jima but I have always been interested on how it went down. (GB-OS)

I think that winning the battle of Iwo Jima was an important part of our country’s history. During the remainder of the war Iwo Jima had many helpful and important uses. The battle of Iwo Jima affected the remainder of WWII. - (ML-OS)

I think that Iwo Jima is one of the most important battles in the pacific because it had a main air base on it where our planes could land and refuel. This was also one of the hardest fought battle of the Pacific because it was so sandy and the enemy was bunkered in so well. If we had not one the battle at Iwo Jima then we would have lost many more planes over the pacific because they would run out of fuel faster and have no where to go except into the water. (ZB-SOTH)

=**What may have happened had the U.S. not won the battle of Iwo Jima?**=   The battle of Iowa Jima was a main role in the war because it was one step in a three-part plan for winning the war. It was a main role because this is were the majority of the Japanese fleet was and if they captured it the ground troops in other areas would be drained of their supplies. Also the importance lay in the two airfields, which would be vital to be under [|American control.]  The Japanese were not to be out done. Under the control of Lieutenant-General Kuribayashi was a ground unit of about 20,000 foot soldiers. Their main plan was to build tunnels and [|ambush them]. This was there main source of attack. The Americans had a heavy fleet and they fought through and won.
 * __THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA__**

Another importance was it was called Japans eye because it could worn surrounding areas on incoming bombers. The Americans if they won it would have a place to fuel bomber planes or repair them for a closer attack on Tokyo. The [|Americans] had to fly 1300 miles just to bomb Tokyo, from which they were minutes away from running out of fuel. If they captured Iowa Jima they would be only a few miles away and could fully attack Tokyo at full force.   The side effects and importance of this battle was extremely high. If America did not win they could not have air raids on Japan as easy and would run out of supplies. This wore was a major victory but could have been a catastrophic defeat. (GB-OS) media type="youtube" key="aZ5p55Z0Ev8" width="327" height="289"

If the Japanese had won the battle on [|Iwo Jima] the Americans would not have had the airfields they needed. The plan was to take Iwo Jima so the U.S. could be closer to Japan.

Japan was USA’s main target because it was the capital of [|Japan]. If they could bomb the heart of Japan they would achive their main goal. Since Japan was the capital it would have delt a fatal blow to the Japanese forces.

If the U.S. had lost the battle they wouldn’t be able to make it to Japan. They would have run out of fuel before they got back. It would be a major disappointment for the U.S. If they lost. (JF-OS)

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If we had lost the Battle of Iwo Jima there would have been many terrible effects on the rest of the war. For example, winning the battle of Iwo Jima saved many lives in the long run.

The Japanese had radar positioned at Iwo Jima. This means that they could see and inform others of the incoming American planes and were they were they were going. This gave the Japanese time to prepare and take out the planes. These planes were even attacked by the Japanese planes that were based on Iwo Jima. After winning the battle Americans used Iwo Jima as a place to refuel and even repair their planes. This meant that the airplanes could fight longer because there was a closer place to refuel. Iwo Jima was also used for training.



The Battle of Iwo Jima opened many opportunities for us. With out it many planes, and more importantly lives would have been lost. (ML-OS)

[|Iwo Jima]

__**THE RAISING OF THE FLAG**__ The first U.S. forces landed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 at 8:59A.M. On February 23 The Navy Warships, Army, and Marine Corps bombed Mount Suribachi very hard. The Japanese hid in caves carved out of the mountain to surprise attack the U.S. Marines. The Marines used flamethrowers to clear out the Japanese troops from their caves. On February 23 the American flag was raised on Mount Suribachi. (JF-OS)

Five men dropped their weapons and began raising their flag. Their patriatism still shows today. There was two flags raised. First one was small and was taken down when a commander on the beach had a soldier run up a larger flag. That was when the picture was taken and sent back to the United States. (ZB-SOTH)

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