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Why is it important for the us to control okinawa and other pacific islands?
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The Islands were conveniently in a line straight to Japan and the magnificent plan to capture these islands basically won the war in the Pacific. Each one had an airfield and that one was used to attack the next as well as the aircraft carriers. When they captured the last island in the chain to Japan the troops didn't assault Japan after they captured it. The "Enola Gay" which was the plane that carried the Nuclear bomb to Hiroshima and also the other plane "Bockscar" which carried it's bomb to Nagasaki. They stopped at the islands to refuel so that they could reach Japan to end the war in the Pacific.
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Why were the islands in the Pacific important for the Japanese to attack and important for the Americans to take back?
The islands in the Pacific were important for both the Japanese and the Americans to maintain control of. Whoever was effectively able to control the islands in the Pacific could essentially control the shipping routes of the Pacific Great Circle.
Pacific island captured by the US in 1945?
The last two islands captured in the Pacific in 1945, were also the bloodiest; Iwo Jima & Okinawa.
Why was Okinawa a significant island in the pacific during world war 2?
Okinawa was another in the long line of islands, leading them nearer to Japan. The capture of Okinawa would give the Americans an airfield, and a shorter flight to bomb mainland of Japan.
Costliest battle in the Pacific in World War 2?
okinawa
What is the weather like in okinawa?
Like all Islands in the Pacific, it is tropical. Rain and lots of sun. Hot and Humid in the summer. I have been through several Typhoon's on the Island. However it is a beautiful Island.
Why were the islands in the Pacific important for the Japanese to attack and important for the Americans to take back?
The islands in the Pacific were important for both the Japanese and the Americans to maintain control of. Whoever was effectively able to control the islands in the Pacific could essentially control the shipping routes of the Pacific Great Circle.
Where in America did Okinawa attack?
Okinawa never attacked the USA, Japan attacked US posessions in the Pacific aswell as the Aleutian islands.
Where was the 1945 pacific battle site?
There were several campaigns in the Pacific in 1945, including Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands, Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands, and several of the Philippines, including Leyte.
Pacific island captured by the US in 1945?
The last two islands captured in the Pacific in 1945, were also the bloodiest; Iwo Jima & Okinawa.
Why is the pacific ocean important to us?
The ocean provides food, oil and transportation.
Why did each side of the okinawa battle want to win?
In order to take control of the whole Pacific
Why was Okinawa a significant island in the world war 2 in the pacific?
Okinawa was another in the long line of islands, leading them nearer to Japan. The capture of Okinawa would give the Americans an airfield, and a shorter flight to bomb mainland of Japan.
Why was Okinawa a significant island in the pacific during world war 2?
Okinawa was another in the long line of islands, leading them nearer to Japan. The capture of Okinawa would give the Americans an airfield, and a shorter flight to bomb mainland of Japan.
Which Pacific Islands did the US control by 1900?
Guam.
Was the operational commander most directly responsible for the pacific campaign successes of iwo jima okinawa and the Gilbert marshall and mariana islands?
spruance
Which is an important economic activity in the Pacific Islands?
tourism
What has the author Egbert H Walker written?
Egbert H. Walker has written: 'A bibliography of eastern Asiatic botany' -- subject(s): Botany, Bibliography 'Flora of Okinawa and the Southern Ryukyu Islands' -- subject(s): Botany, northwest-Pacific, Pacific Islands, Flora
