key Strategies of the battle
Both the United States and Japan had two completely different strategies for the war. The United States did not have very much of a strategy. Before the war actually started the United States had weakened up on their defenses. There were only three divisions of the U.S. Marine groups actually fighting this battle. They were the third, fourth, and fifth divisions. A total of twenty thousand men were armed with cannons, rifles, and machine guns. Each soldier's goal was to either capture, and kill as many different Japanese soldiers as possible.
The Japanese had a much more structured strategy which consisted of four different ideas. They would not fight above the ground, but only beneath. In order to do so, they dug caves underneath the ground. A series of 1,500 caves with a length of 16 miles long were dug and that's where each solider would stay throughout the battle. These caves would protect the Japanese soldiers much more then fighting from above ground. When the United States would start to bomb them, no soldier would be harmed. The second strategy was to call for no Japanese survivors. They wanted each solider to fight as hard as they could until they died. The third and last strategy was to kill at least 10 american soldiers before they died.
The Japanese had a much more structured strategy which consisted of four different ideas. They would not fight above the ground, but only beneath. In order to do so, they dug caves underneath the ground. A series of 1,500 caves with a length of 16 miles long were dug and that's where each solider would stay throughout the battle. These caves would protect the Japanese soldiers much more then fighting from above ground. When the United States would start to bomb them, no soldier would be harmed. The second strategy was to call for no Japanese survivors. They wanted each solider to fight as hard as they could until they died. The third and last strategy was to kill at least 10 american soldiers before they died.
Impact of the battle
The Battle of Iwo Jima made many important impacts on the United States. As a result of this battle, the United States took control of the island of Iwo Jima. The casualties at Iwo Jima were a factor in the committee's support for using the bomb. This battle also gave the United States more land. With this land, came many more airfields for us to use. It also gave the United States another island to contribute to our island hopping. When Japan lost this battle, they also lost much of their population. This battle was an upset for Japan, but had a better impact for the United States.