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I shall returnMarch 11, 1942
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1941

• Japan successfully invaded and occupied the
  Pacific Rim.
• Malaya (now called Malaysia).
• Hong Kong forcing British surrender (G.B.
  controlled Hong Kong at the time).
• Guam and Wake Island (U.S. territory)
• Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Invasion of Manila forcing U.S. and Filipino
  troops into the Bataan peninsula.

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Siege at Bataan

• Filipino and American troops attempted to fight
  off Japanese invaders, but were overwhelmed by
  Japans superior firepower (not to mention they
  had limited rations). It didnt take long before
  they had to retreat.

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Surrender death

• 70,000 troops (Filipinos and Americans)
  surrendered in April of 1942 (largest surrender
  of an American army ever) about the size of
  Soldier field.
• Between 5,000 to 11,000 die during Death March.

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• Surviving the Death March didnt guarantee
  anything.
• Life at the internment camps was just as brutal
  (many became sick from malaria and dysentery) .
• Those who escaped joined up with Guerilla forces.

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Prison Camps

• Roughly 2/3 of the soldiers in the Philippines
  were not alive at the end of the war (many due to
  life in the camps).
• Many more died in hell ships being transferred
  to work as laborers on other islands.

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Liberation (MacArthurs Return)

• MacArthur began his campaign to return in 1944
  with the aid of Guerilla forces retake P.I. in
  1945.
• Prisoners in Japan and other islands had to wait
  for the forced surrender caused by the Atomic
  Bombings of Hiroshima Nagasaki.

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Long term Effects on the Philippines

• Over 1 million Filipinos were killed as a result
  of WWII, many during the final months.
• The islands and many cities were ravaged
  (especially Manila).
• Fighting took place even after the surrender
  (1974 is when the last Japanese soldier
  surrendered).

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The importance of the promise..

• MacArthurs departure signified Japanese control
  of Pacific (U.S. used the Philippines as a naval
  base).
• His promise to return gave hope to those he left
  behind.
• His return was a fulfillment of the promise he
  made.

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The End