JAPANESE OCCUPATION

Japanese Occupation

41. What year did Japan invade the Philippines?

• 1941

42. What Filipino general led the resistance against the Japanese?

• Douglas MacArthur & Manuel Roxas

43. Where did the Bataan Death March take place?

• Bataan to Capas, Tarlac

44. Who was the President of the Japanese-sponsored Republic?

• Jose P. Laurel

45. What event marked the return of General MacArthur to the Philippines?

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

46. Where did the last major battle against the Japanese in the Philippines occur?

• Battle of Manila

47. What was the name of the Filipino guerrilla group that fought against Japan?

• Hukbalahap

48. What year did the Philippines gain independence from Japan?

• 1945

49. What was the code name for the U.S. operation to liberate the Philippines?

• Operation Musketeer

50. Who was the U.S. President who ordered the liberation of the Philippines?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

136. What was the Japanese propaganda newspaper in the Philippines?

• The Manila Tribune

137. What was the major economic policy implemented by the Japanese?

• Mickey Mouse Money (Japanese-issued currency)

138. What was the Philippine puppet government called during the Japanese occupation?

• Second Philippine Republic

139. What was the primary battle that marked the recapture of Manila from the Japanese?

• Battle of Manila (1945)

140. Who was the highest-ranking Filipino official to be executed by the Japanese?

• Jose Abad Santos

141. What was the term used for Filipinos who collaborated with the Japanese?

• Makapili

142. What was the first battle where Filipino guerrillas fought against the Japanese?

• Battle of Bataan

143. Who was the leader of the Hukbalahap guerrilla movement?

• Luis Taruc

144. What was the famous slogan of Douglas MacArthur upon his return to the Philippines?

• "I shall return."

145. What was the name of the American military operation to liberate the Philippines?

• Operation Musketeer