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Japan in the Pacific

Question 3 • [HSSWH] World History, Sem 2 (26-27)

What happened to Allied troops after they surrendered to Japan in the Philippines?

Answer
A
They were taken prisoner and forced to join the Japanese military.
B
They were taken prisoner and forced to march to Japanese prison camps.
C
They were freed and forced to return to their home countries.
D
They were freed and forced to hand over their war supplies.

Explanation

After Allied forces surrendered in the Philippines in 1942, Japanese troops captured them and forced many to march to prison camps in the Bataan Death March. They were not made to join the Japanese military or immediately freed. The correct choice is “They were taken prisoner and forced to march to Japanese prison camps.”

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