Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945)
Ten questions on administration, major battles, guerrilla resistance, key dates, and the Allied liberation of the Philippines during the Japanese occupation (1942–1945).·0 takes
01·On what date did the Bataan Peninsula surrender to Japanese forces, beginning the large-scale internment and the Bataan Death March?
02·Which Philippine leader headed the Commonwealth government-in-exile during the Japanese occupation?
03·Who was installed by the Japanese as president of the Second Philippine Republic in 1943?
04·Which U.S. general famously promised 'I shall return' and later led the Allied return to the Philippines beginning with the Leyte landings?
05·The Allied invasion that marked the start of the liberation of the Philippines took place with landings on which island on 20 October 1944?
06·The fall of Corregidor to Japanese forces occurred on which date in 1942?
07·Which battle (February–March 1945) resulted in the destruction of much of Manila and the liberation of the city from Japanese occupation?
08·Which American officer famously organized and led substantial guerrilla resistance on Mindanao after the fall of the Philippines?
09·Which communist-led guerrilla movement was active in the Philippines and later evolved into a postwar political force, originally formed to resist the Japanese?
10·Which naval battle in October 1944 secured Allied control of the seas around the Philippines and helped enable the Leyte landings?
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