Which of the following statements regarding the fall of the Philippines is false?
A) ?Trapped U.S. troops held out for six months in the Bataan Peninsula before being forced to surrender to Japanese troops.
B) ?President Roosevelt ordered commanding general Douglas MacArthur to slip out of the Philippines, leaving his troops behind.
C) ?When the defenders surrendered, the Japanese forced them to walk roughly 70 miles with little or no food or water.
D) ?The fall of the Philippines deeply divided Americans, who began to question whether the country should be at war.
D
You might also like to view...
Which group of Americans did not favor the annexation of Texas?
a. Northerners who feared that another slave state would enter the union b. capitalists who owned Texas bonds and lands c. Southerners who feared Britain might acquire Texas and abolish slavery d. those who believed the Lone Star Republic would be absorbed by the British Empire
Why did Nadir Shah invade India in 1739, sacking Delhi?
A) to move against the Hindu Mughal rulers B) to punish the Mughals for failing to help Persia C) in retaliation for the Mughal attack on Persepolis D) because the Persians and Mughals had long been enemies
What did John Foster Dulles call the buildup of atomic warheads and the implied threat of using them?
A) ?brinksmanship B) ?containment C) ?covert action D) ?domino theory
According to Sasson-Levy, ________represent two contradictory themes in the management of Israeli soldiers.
a. nationalism and selfishness b. self-control and thrill c. nationalism and globalism d. patriotism and selfishness