USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The US Marines never took over the island of Imo Jima.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two Japanese holdouts continued to hide in the island’s caves, scavenging food and supplies until they finally surrendered in 1949, almost four years after the end of World War II. In the end, neither the U.S. Army nor the U.S. Navy was able to use Iwo Jima as a World War II staging area.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taking the island meant more than a symbolic capture of the Japanese homeland. It meant the U.S. could launch bombing runs from Iwo Jima’s strategic airfields, as the tiny island was directly under the flight path of B-29 Superfortresses from Guam, Saipan and the Mariana Islands.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cost was staggering. The assault units of the corps-Marines and organic Navy personnel-sustained 24, 053 casualties, by far the highest single-action losses in Marine Corps history. Of these, a total of 6, 140 died. Roughly one Marine or corpsman became a casualty for every three who landed on Iwo Jima.

Detailed explanation-4: -The shot of U.S. Marines raising an American flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, captured by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, has become a timeless symbol of valor and unity. Despite the photo’s renown, however, it has been dogged by a controversy over its authenticity.

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