What was the most likely response of the American people when they later heard news of the Bataan Death March?

The Bataan Death March involved Japanese forces forcing exhausted American and Filipino prisoners of war to march under brutal conditions, with many dying from violence, starvation, and exhaustion. When Americans later learned what had happened, the most likely response was shock and anger. Approval, indifference, or understanding would not fit the reports of such severe mistreatment.

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