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Why was Iwo Jima a strategically important target for the Allies?
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The army wanted to use Iwo Jima to fuel up and bomb Japan.
The army wanted to use Iwo Jima to fuel up and bomb Japan.
Iwo Jima was located close to the naval base of Hawaii.
Iwo Jima was located close to the naval base of Hawaii.
The army believed that Iwo Jima had sacred value.
The army believed that Iwo Jima had sacred value.
Iwo Jima housed most of the Japanese naval fleet.
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The army wanted to use Iwo Jima to fuel up and bomb Japan.
The army wanted to use Iwo Jima to fuel up and bomb Japan.
Iwo Jima was located close to the naval base of Hawaii.
Iwo Jima was located close to the naval base of Hawaii.
The army believed that Iwo Jima had sacred value.
The army believed that Iwo Jima had sacred value.
Iwo Jima housed most of the Japanese naval fleet.
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The best response regarding why Iwo Jima was a strategically important target for the Allies is:
**The army wanted to use Iwo Jima to fuel up and bomb Japan.**
Iwo Jima was situated between Japan and the Mariana Islands, making it an essential staging area for the Allied forces to launch air attacks on the Japanese home islands and provide a forward air base for fighter escorts.
**The army wanted to use Iwo Jima to fuel up and bomb Japan.**
Iwo Jima was situated between Japan and the Mariana Islands, making it an essential staging area for the Allied forces to launch air attacks on the Japanese home islands and provide a forward air base for fighter escorts.