Following a series of problems regarding lands for military use, the citizens of Okinawa developed an opposition movement along with the "Four Land Protection Principles" resolution. In June 1956 recommendations submitted by the Price Survey Team stressed the significance of U.S. bases, ignoring this appeal and disregarding their wishes. Citizen disappointment soon led to a series of protests and eventually ignited the so-called "island-wide struggle," a major mass movement overshadowing political differences among all.