Hard-fought battles on the Japanese home islands of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and others resulted in horrific casualties on both sides but finally produced a Japanese defeat. Of the 117,000 Japanese troops defending Okinawa, 94 percent died. Faced with the loss of most of their experienced pilots, the Japanese increased their use of kamikaze tactics in an attempt to create unacceptably high casualties for the Allies. The U.S. Navy proposed to force a Japanese surrender through a total naval blockade and air raids. COUNT 4
QSN1 What percent of Japanese troops died on Okinawa? ANS1 94 QSN2 Using a total blockade and air raids, what did the US Navy hope to force? ANS2 Japanese surrender QSN3 How many Japanese troops defended Okinawa? ANS3 117,000 QSN4 How did the Japanese attempt to cause high Allied casualties? ANS4 kamikaze tactics