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Drawing 1: The Capture of Attu,
7th Infantry Division, 11 May 1943.

Questions for Drawing 1

1. Using Reading 1, locate the sites of the battle on Drawing 1.

2. What natural land features assisted the Japanese in holding back American troops for a short time?

3. Locate Siddens Valley. What made the Japanese banzai attack through here so precarious?

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