USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Bataan Peninsula is well known as a place where
A
Jews were systematically murdered
B
Japanese Americans faced internment
C
American and Filipino forces were captured, tortured and murdered by Japanese forces
D
Large numbers of German forces surrendered
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite insufficient supplies, American and Filipino troops were able to fight for three months. Eventually, they surrendered to Japanese troops and were forced into the Bataan Death March-where some of the most horrific war crimes were committed by the Japanese.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bataan Death March, march in the Philippines of some 66 miles (106 km) that 76, 000 prisoners of war (66, 000 Filipinos, 10, 000 Americans) were forced by the Japanese military to endure in April 1942, during the early stages of World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bataan Death March: April 9, 1942. During World War II, on April 9, 1942, 75, 000 United States soldiers and Filipino soldiers were surrendered to Japanese forces after months of battling in extreme-climate conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the official surrender of Bataan to the Imperial Japanese Forces, thousands of Filipino and American soldiers were forced to march from Mariveles, Bataan to Capas, Tarlac.

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