Evan Hrbek

UWRT-1104

Lynn Raymond

4-5-19

Library Research Concluded

In order to find a chunk of my information for my short inquiry project, I had to visit the

library to find some reliable sources that support the Battle of Okinawa. About a week later from

my visit to the library, I asked my roommates at Hawthorne Hall if we could conduct a

conversation about the battle. They accepted and we discussed numerous facts and views about

the battles, mainly discussing how it affected the United States as a whole. The conversation

took place in our living area in our dorm room. I felt that this conversation was helpful towards

my project because when war comes to mind, many different perspectives can be introduced.

Some questions that I asked during our conversation were “Do you think this affected the U.S. in

a positive or negative way?”, “When you hear about the Battle of Okinawa, what is the first thing

that pops up in your head?”, and “Were you surprised about the outcome of the battle?”. After

asking these questions to my roommates, they all agreed with one another when they said that

they thought the Battle of Okinawa created a positive effect on the United States as a whole.

They said that because of this war, the United States contributed to an allied victory in World

War II and resulted in more land gained by the allies. They also brought up how deadly the war

was due to the many Japanese casualties. Overall, the information they were telling me did not

surprise me because I already knew that it was one of the deadliest battles in World War II. I

knew this because I researched the outcome of this battle and realized how many American
casualties there were compared to Japanese casualties. Even though the information from this

conversation did not surprise me, I realized that I should probably research about different

perspectives about this particular battle because I feel like there could be some negatives to this

battle according to some perspectives.