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World War II
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Iwo Jima
Designed By: Patrick

1.Iwo Jima was the largest undertaking of the Marine Corps ever. Why was it so important? http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/inprogress/suh/GForand/IwoJimaQuest.htm
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2. Why was Iwo Jima’s position important? Come here to find out http://www.geocities.com/stu_hill/IwoJima.htm
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4. When did the invasion first begin? Learn at http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/LUTZ/iwo.html
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5. How costly was the battle for Iwo Jima? To find out come to http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=03BB0000
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6. How do the pictures of Iwo Jima make you feel? Would you like to be fighting there? Explain. http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/iwo-jima.html
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7. Where is the Iwo Jima monument located? Come here to find out http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/usmc.htm
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8. How does this famous picture make you feel? http://www.iwojima.com/raising/lflage.gif
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9. How do you feel about this journalist’s reflection on the 50^th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima? http://www.jahitchcock.com/
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10. How would you feel as one of these soldiers, not knowing where the Japanese were, seeing the dead all around you? http://www.iwojima.com/battle/lbattlb.gif
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