What was the significance of mt. suribachi?
1. it was the site of the bloodiest fighting on okinawa
2. it was the japanese defense headquarters outside tokyo
3. it was the location where japan was defeated in new guinea
4. it was the site of a major battle on iwo jima

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

so they can differentiate themselves from others as they saw themselves as the superior race. the star was basically a symbol that meant you are a less of a person than i am because of my race. the star was also degrading for those who had to wear it because they were aware of this and the nazis used the notion to make them feel less like a person.