Battle+of+Iwo+Jima

= = = **Battle of Iwo Jima** = = **By Jeb and Travis** =

=**Combatants: United States and Japan, February 19 to March 26, 1945**=

=**Location: Japanese island of Iwo Jima**= =**Goals: U.S. to capture the entire island including its 3 airfields to prepare attacks on the main Japanese islands**=



=**Outcome: American victory, 6,821 Americans killed and 21,844 Japanese killed**=

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4. Is the island of Iwo Jima north or south of the main Japanese islands?
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