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What military command was General Douglas MacArthur made head of in the Far East on July 26?

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a unified command in the Far East

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What organization was the Philippine Army integrated into on July 27?

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the U.S. Army

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What was the name of the new war plan MacArthur received in October?

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Rainbow-5

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What was the name of the pre-existing US defense plan in the event of a Japanese invasion, with minor modifications?

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War Plan Orange

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What political party dominated the Philippine national election in November 1941?

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the Nacionalista Party

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Who was re-elected President of the Philippines for another term in November 1941?

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President Quezon

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What term is used to describe the political and economic control exercised by metropolitan powers in a region like Asia?

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dominating position of the metropolitan powers

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What was the name of the Japanese war plan which contemplated a defense of only the entrances to Manila and Subic bays?

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Rainbow-5

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What was the name of the new war plan MacArthur received in October that he noted with chagrin?

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Rainbow-5

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What type of armed forces were mobilized and integrated into the U.S. Army on July 27?

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the Philippine Army

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What term describes the stage of transition for politically dependent countries in Asia after the war?

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the contemporary stage of neocolonialism

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What major business combines in Japan worked closely with the military and state bureaucracy in executing Japan’s expansionist program?

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the zaibatsu

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What Japanese policy of attraction leaned heavily on an anti-white appeal?

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“Asia for Asians”

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What was the name of Japan’s vision for a new deal for the erstwhile colonies of the West?

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Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere

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What Southeast Asian countries were envisioned for full “independence” under Japan’s political plan?

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Burma, the Philippines and Annam-Cambodia

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What Southeast Asian areas were envisioned as protectorates under Japan’s political plan?

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Laos, Java, and a new state uniting Sumatra and Malaya

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What areas were envisioned as Japanese colonies under their political plan?

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Singapore, Penang and Hongkong

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What location became the emotional focus for the rest of the Philippines due to the presence of many Filipinos serving in the USAFFE?

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Bataan

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What battle and its aftermath, including the Death March and the Corregidor surrender, intensified Filipino loyalty to the United States?

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Bataan

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What specific US defense plan did MacArthur initially insist on, contrary to War Plan Orange?

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his own beach defense plan

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What plan required extensive preparations on Bataan prior to withdrawal?

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War Plan Orange 3

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Who was the commander of the North Luzon Force who assessed MacArthur’s Philippine army as existing mostly on paper?

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Major General Jonathan M. Wainwright

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What term was used to describe MacArthur’s insistence on his personal beach defense plan, leading to the neglect of Bataan preparations?

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MacArthur’s Folly

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Where were supplies intended for Bataan scattered as a result of the focus on beach defense?

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all over in depots near the beaches

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Where was General MacArthur's headquarters located during the Bataan and Corregidor resistance?
Corregidor
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What was the term for the illusion emanating from MacArthur's headquarters' communiques regarding the Bataan defenders?
the illusion that the defenders fought “against overwhelming numerical superiority”
27
Who was the chief of the USAFFE public relations office who stated that many communiques were written or carefully managed by MacArthur?
Col. Le Grande A. Diller
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Who was the Japanese general whose forces converged on Manila?
General Masaharu Homma
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What administrative body did the Japanese want the Filipino leaders to constitute into a national administration?
a national administration
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What was the name of the document detailing the Filipino leaders' undertaking to carry out orders under the Japanese military administration?
a “response”
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What term did the Japanese decide to call the central administrative organization for the country?
an Executive Commission
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Who was appointed Chairman of the Executive Commission by General Homma?
Vargas
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Which Japanese official signed Order No. 1 appointing the Chairman of the Executive Commission?
General Homma
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Who was assigned the Department of Interior in the Executive Commission?
Benigno S. Aquino
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Who was assigned the Department of Justice in the Executive Commission?
Jose P. Laurel
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Who was assigned the Department of Finance in the Executive Commission?
Antonio de las Alas
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Who was assigned the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in the Executive Commission?
Rafael R. Alunan
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Who was assigned the Department of Education, Health and Public Welfare in the Executive Commission?
Claro M. Recto
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Who was assigned the Department of Public Works and Communications in the Executive Commission?
Quintin Paredes
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What type of colonialism had granted Filipinos progressively more autonomy before the Japanese occupation?
American colonialism
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What was the first objective of the Japanese oppressor to instill fear and impose discipline?
to instill fear and impose discipline
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What Japanese Premier promised independence to the Philippines if it agreed to be part of the Co-prosperity Sphere?
Premier Hideki Tojo
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What Japanese policy encouraged Filipinos to discard Western influences and develop an indigenous culture?
Japanese policy of encouraging a “new nationalism”
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What new institutions of mobilization and control did the Japanese establish?
the neighborhood association and the Kalibapi
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What was the main objective of the widespread Japanese campaign for thought control?
to extirpate the Anglo-Saxon concept of “democracy and eradicate “Anglo-Saxon materialism and “epicureanism”
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What pre-war freedoms were wiped out by Japanese martial law according to the source?
freedom of the press and of speech
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What Japanese official, head of the Department of Information, defined the Japanese concept of freedom of speech and press in October 1942?
Colonel Nakashima
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What new company took over all print media in Manila according to an announcement in November?
Manila Sinbun-sya
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How did skeptical Filipinos often read Japanese newspapers and radio reports during the occupation?
to get at the truth, simply reverse what you read
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What specific strategy did the Japanese use to try and gauge the true sentiments of the population, which failed?
strict censorship
51
What was the name of the song chosen as the unofficial national anthem during the Japanese military occupation?
“Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas”
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What was the name of Dewey Boulevard changed to by the Japanese?
Heiwa
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What was the name of Taft Avenue changed to by the Japanese?
Daitoa
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What was the name of Harrison Boulevard changed to by the Japanese?
Koa
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What was the name of Jones Bridge changed to by the Japanese?
Banzai
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What parks were renamed Rizal Park and Plaza Bagong Filipinas?
Harrison Park and Wallace Field
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What were the six basic principles laid down by the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army to guide the renovation of education?
To make people understand position in Co-prosperity Sphere, eradicate reliance on Western Nations, elevate morals, diffuse Japanese language, promote elementary and vocational education, inspire love of labor
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What was the specific subject made compulsory at all levels of education under the Japanese?
Nippongo
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What was the first priority for the opening of schools under the Japanese educational program?
Primary and elementary schools
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What level of education was given second priority under the Japanese educational program?
vocational education
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What was the target of the Japanese in the religious sphere due to its size and power?
the Catholic church
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Who was the head of the Religious Section of the Japanese army who issued a declaration to Christians?
Colonel Narusawa
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What important directive of the Japanese educational program was aimed at ensuring youth were solely subjected to Japanese indoctrination?
abolition of religious instruction in all schools
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What Bureau required priests and ministers to secure permits for performing marriages and required religious organizations to register?
the Bureau of Religious Affairs
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What religious event was celebrated as the first "Friendship Mass" in Manila's Santa Cruz Church?
Friendship Mass
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What Filipino nationalist figures whose execution anniversary was played up by the Japanese press in 1944?
Fathers Burgos, Gomez and Zamora
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What training institution was established by the Japanese for selected government officials and employees?
A Government Training Institute
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What new institution was patterned after Japanese experiences in regimentation of their own people?
the neighborhood association
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What was the name of the sole political organization allowed by the Japanese?
Kalibapi
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Who was designated Director-General of the Kalibapi?
Benigno S. Aquino
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What were the youth groups associated with the Kalibapi called?
Kabataang Maghahanda and Kabataang Katulong
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What was the first immediate economic goal of the Japanese in occupied territory?
to extract from the occupied territory supplies and equipment for Japan's current war needs
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What were the two components of the immediate economic objective of the Japanese?
outright confiscation or control of financial institutions/public utilities and manipulation of production/distribution
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What did Japan launch her military adventure to remedy due to economic sanctions by the United States?
shortages of strategic materials
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What was the purpose of the Foodstuff Control Association set up in August?
To supply the army and Manila’s population
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What term was used to describe Japan's overall economic plan for the Philippines?
a blueprint of imperialism
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What term describes economic and other forms of pressure and control exercised by metropolitan powers without direct political rule?
Neocolonialism
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What country did the Japanese blueprint aim to integrate the Philippines into as a neocolony?
Japan
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What agricultural crops were given first priority in the Japanese five-year production plan?
rice and corn
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What did the Japanese encourage the production of as substitutes for rice and corn?
cassava, sweet potatoes, and beans
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What agricultural methods did the Japanese plan to use to improve rice and corn harvests?
better irrigation, broadcast sowing, high yield seeds, local fertilizers, eradication of pests
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What Japanese corporation was placed in full charge of the project to produce Japanese rice for the exclusive use of the army?
The Ohta Development Corporation
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What specific agricultural industry did the Japanese intend to downgrade, converting land to other crops?
the sugar industry

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