Question

The graph shows troop casualties in major Pacific battles.

Bar graph titled Casualties in the Pacific showing in thousands for the United States and Japan. Saipan, U S, 16,000, Japan, 22,000. Leyte, U S, 16,000, Japan, 44,000. Iwo Jima, U S, 22,000, Japan, 20,000. Okinawa, U S, 44,000, Japan, 105,000.
What does the graph show about American casualties at Iwo Jima?

They were slightly higher than American casualties at Okinawa.
They were about the same as American casualties at Saipan.
They doubled the number of Japanese casualties.
They were the second highest in American casualties in the Pacific campaigns.

Answer 1

They were the second highest in American casualties in the Pacific campaigns.

(Iwo Jima: 22,000 U.S. casualties — higher than Saipan and Leyte at 16,000, lower than Okinawa at 44,000.)