US Advantages
- The US had a VERY large Army and Navy that continued to grow
- had more technological advancements in war
US Disadvantages
- Iwo Jimas beaches were rugged and precipitous with few good landing-beaches
- They are fighting on foreign soil
Japanese Advantages
- Already had 2 airfields on Iwo Jima!
- They are fighting on their own island so they know the lay of the land
Japanese Disadvantages
- They were bluffing in terms of the amount of soldiers they had. They tried to attack the US with all their might to scare us off
- Less technological advancement to us in war