Iwo-Jima was the most sacred to the Japanese, For us to advance to mainland Japan we needed to take control because of Iwo-Jimas airfields so we can land aircraft. Once they lost Iwo-Jima they lost hope for their people.
B) They did not take sides
I believe the answer to this is D.
Answer:
On this date, Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to Congress, was sworn into the House. Rankin had campaigned as a progressive in 1916, pledging to work for a constitutional woman suffrage amendment and emphasizing social welfare issues.
Explanation:
The Assyrians dependence on military strength was a bad idea. Since they attacked so many nations, they gained a lot of enemies. So when their military was declining, they received attacks from multiple enemies. Plus they didn't have anything to fall back to once their military shrunk.