Question

The Battle of Okinawa had a particularly large death toll because, unlike other islands, many ________ were present on Okinawa.

1.civilians
2.Japanese troops
3.US troops
4.foreigners

Answer 1

My best guess is 1. civilians

Answer 2

1.civilians

Step-by-step explanation:

The battle of Okinawa, whose code name was Operation Iceberg, was fought on the island of Okinawa, in the Ryukyu Islands, and was the largest amphibious assault at the Pacific Theater. The battle turned out to be one of the ones that had the most victims, civil and military, throughout the Second World War: the totality of the deceased exceeds the quarter of a million. Five divisions of the XXIV Corps of the United States, the 7th, 27th, 77th, 81st and 96th, and two divisions of Marines, the 1st and 6th, fought on the island , while the 2nd Marine Division was kept in reserve and it was not proposed that it disembark. The invasion was supported by naval, amphibious and tactical air forces. The main objective of the operation was to seize the great island of Okinawa only 550 km away from Japan.