The Japanese Occupation
Sources:
Cawagas, Virgina, and Swee-Hin Toh. Our Nation Our World 5. 2nd ed. Quezon City: Sibs Publishing House, 2014. 1-396
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2. Japanese Invasion
•Germany invades
Poland World War
II in Europe
begins.
• Mac Arthur
prepares the
defense of the
Philippines
• Japanese attack
Pearl Harbor in
December 1941.
7. Japanese Invasion
•Japan attacks
the Philippines.
•Manila was
declared as an
Open City.
• Mac Arthur
escapes to
Australia
• Filipino and
American troops
retreat to Bataan
8. Retreat to Corregidor
•Filipino troops
retreat to Bataan
peninsula.
• Mac Arthur and
Quezon escapes
to Australia
• Japanese launch
an all out
offensive on the
small island of
Corregidor.
9. Retreat to Corregidor
•Filipino and
American troops
surrender on April
9 1942.
• 10,000 prisoners
of war were
forced to march
to camps at
Capas Tarlac
(Bataan Death
March)
19. Mac Arthur Returns
• Mac Arthur landed
on Leyte on October
20,1944.
• After 10 months of
fighting the
Japanese were
finally driven out in
1945
• Manila was
devastated because
of the bitter fighting.
20. Cost of Liberation
• Americans lost
60,628 men.
• Japanese lost
300,000 men
• Filipinos lost 1
million men and
women.
• Commonwealth
was restored with
Sergio Osmeňa as
president
25. Filipino Resistance Movement
• 260,000 Filipinos
joined the Guerilla
movement
• Hukbo ng Bayan
Laban sa Hapon was
established.
HUKBALAHAP.
• HUKs turn against
the Americans.
26. Promise of Independence
• On July 4 1946 the
Philippine was
granted
Independence.
• Bell Trade Act was
passed
• US still has access
to Philippine
resources.
• US bases still
remain in the
Philippines.
27. Sources:
Cawagas, Virgina, and Swee-Hin Toh. Our
Nation Our World 5. 2nd ed. Quezon City:
Sibs Publishing House, 2014. 1-396
Visit:http://kasaysayan4kids.blogspot.com/
For more resources.