Landmark 2, Lesson 7, Part 2

a member of a country who has certain rights and responsibilities

• casualty

• mainland

• unarmed

• citizen

a group of soldiers

• significant

• whoever

• troop

• sole

to be greater than something

• mainland

• exceed

• obvious

• casualty

The number of Japanese soldiers in the battle there was 60,000, while American soldiers numbered 20,000.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How long did the American side believe it would take to defeat the Japanese troops?

• five weeks

• five days

• 15 days

• 50 days

Which is NOT true about Iwoto?

• It was very significant for Japan but not for the US.

• Iwoto served as the base that protected the mainland.

• It was an important stopping point for the US.

• Losing Iwoto would expose unarmed citizens to attacks.

The number of American casualties there was about ______.

• 8,200

• 2,800

• 28,000

• 82,000