What did the Philippines campaign reveal about Japan, whom the United States fought in the Pacific during World War II?

a. Japan had a powerful navy, but its ground forces posed little threat. b. Japanese troops could not be defeated in jungle warfare.

c. Japan had a powerful military, and prisoners of war would not be well treated.

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28 September, 17:27

What did the Philippines campaign reveal about Japan, whom the United States fought in the Pacific during World War II?

a. Japan had a powerful navy, but its ground forces posed little threat. b. Japanese troops could not be defeated in jungle warfare.

c. Japan had a powerful military, and prisoners of war would not be well treated.

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Esperanza Mann · Answer 1

c. Japan had a powerful military, and prisoners of war would not be well treated.

Explanation:

In order to avenge the enemy, the Japanese did an infamous act - forcing defeated US and Philippine troops to march 130 km from Bataan to Japan's most famous prison of war, O'Donnell. Such an act has been remembered in historiography as the Bataan March of Death. In the Philippine campaign, Japanese casualties amounted to 22,500 soldiers, including 9,000 dead, 500 missing and 13,200 wounded. The Defense Force had 25,000 soldiers killed, 21,000 wounded and more than 100,000 captured and stationed throughout the Philippines in Japanese war camps.