by Cheyenne Bangs

Dalton Upton/video from the US General

dalton_upton — 2015-01-22 16:22:10 UTC

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima

this is a video on the battle of Iwo Jima

Cheyenne Bangs/ Question one

cheyenne_bangs — 2015-01-22 16:24:33 UTC

Why was the battle fought and what were the strategic goals for each of the groups in the conflict?

-The capture of Iwo Jima was part of a three point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East

Dalton Upton/ Question three

dalton_upton — 2015-01-22 16:37:14 UTC

Who were the groups and leaders involved in the fighting?

The groups were American and Japan. The leaders were Marc Mitscher, United states; Alexander Vandegrift, United States; Holland Smith, United states; Graves B. Erskine, United states; Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Empire of Japan.

Cheyenne Bangs/ Additional information

cheyenne_bangs — 2015-01-22 16:38:27 UTC

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_iwo_jima.htm

Jade Hotvedt/ Question five

dalton_upton — 2015-01-23 15:40:31 UTC

How did this battle influence the outcome of the war? What was the battles significance?

Marines lost 6,891 men and 18,070 wounded. Out of 22,000 Japanese soldiers only 212 were taken into prison

The Island's long term significance to the outcome was a contentious issue from the start and remains disputed.

Reed Upton/ Question Two

reed_upton — 2015-01-26 15:24:21 UTC

Where was the battle and how did geography play a factor?

The island has been widely known as Iwo Jima, its conventional name, since World War II (1939–45);Iwo Jima lies in the western Pacific at a point about 760 miles (1,220 km) south-southeast of Tokyo.

The dominating terrain was Mount Suribachi, an extinct volcano 550 feet high on the southwest tail of the island.
Northeast of Mount Suribachi was a flat lowland. This area was covered by a heavy layer of black volcanic sand. Wave action on the coast had carved steep terraces of eight to fifteen feet in height in the shoreline. This area rose to about 50 feet above sea level and was sparsely vegetated. It offered practically no cover.

Dalton Upton/ Question

dalton_upton — 2015-01-26 15:24:43 UTC

What strategies did each of the groups involved in the fighting use to try winning the battle?

1) The Japanese didn’t fight above ground. They fought the battle entirely from beneath the ground. They dug 1,500 rooms into the rock. These were connected with 16 miles of tunnels. 2) Japanese strategy called for “no Japanese survivors.” They planned not to survive. 3) Japanese strategy was for each soldier to kill 10 Americans before they themselves are killed.- Americans to survive