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Why did the U.S. want to eliminate Japanese control of Iwo Jima?

To eliminate attacks on U.S. planes and to use as a base.
They hoped to hide atomic bombs to attack large Japanese cities.
The U.S. hoped to decrease Japanese morale and turn the tides of war.
To launch aquatic attacks from the island

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Answer:

the US needed a place for fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when attacking Japan.

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