Bell Ringer: Iwo Jima and Okinawa

This battle was known as the bloodiest battle of World War II in the Pacific

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Iwo Jima

The purpose of this battle was to use it as a staging ground for an assault on the homeland islands of Japan

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Iwo Jima

Due to the code of Bushido, the Japanese began to use Kamikaze pilots during this battle

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Iwo Jima

Because of the number of casualties on both sides (Americans and Japanese) during this battle, it was one of the reasons why the U.S. decided to drop the Atomic Bomb

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Iwo Jima

After the Battle of Okinawa, the U.S. planned an attack on Mainland Japan. This was known as...

• Operation Downfall

• Operation Overlord

This battle saw the largest amount of Kamikaze attacks

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Iwo Jima

The reason why the Americans wanted to capture this Island was to use it as an airbase

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Iwo Jima

The use of underground bunkers by the Japanese led to a high casualty count during this battle

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Okinawa

This battle produced one of the most well known images of World War II

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Okinawa

Since the Japanese air force had been mostly destroyed/weakened, their defensive strategy during this battle was to set up camouflaged artillery positions

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Okinawa