Philippines Pop Quiz
This mayor of Manila was made the head of the puppet government set up in Philippines.
Who is Jorge Vargas?
The Japanese occupied Indochina in September 1940 with the consent of this collaborationist government.
What is the Vichy government?
This Burmese nationalist was placed in charge of the Burmese government.
Who is Ba-Maw?
Malaya had relied on these for two-thirds of its’ rice supply before the war.
What are imports?
The term for a forced manual labourer.
What is romusha?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
There were approximately this many native Javanese people forced into labour.
In Manila, Filipinos suffered this punishment for not bowing low enough to Japanese soldiers.
What is hanging?
The most famous Vietnamese Communist leader who resisted the Japanese occupation.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What was the name of the group that Ho Chi Minh helped to lead?
This man organised a resistance movement in Thailand.
Who is Pridi Banomyong?
The resistance groups such as the Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army and Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Union, managed to do significant damage by waging this kind of campaign.
What is guerrilla?
At the beginning of the occupation, locals often arrested the Dutch officials and gave the Japanese forces this present.
What is food?
Officially, the Philippines was granted independence on this date (month/year).
When is October, 1943?
The Japanese valued the strategic location of Vietnam as it allowed them to send supplies into and bomb this country.
What is China?
This group accompanied the Japanese forces when they conquered Burma in January 1942.
What is the Burmese Independence Army?
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What happened to the Burmese Independence Army?
This group was singled out for particularly brutal treatment when the Japanese took over.
Who are the Chinese?
The Japanese attempted to win over this group, but with little success.
Who are the Muslims?
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What was the name of the Muslim group the Japanese established to counter the nationalist organisations in Indonesia?
All Filipino officials were required to join this new organisation, which replaced the existing political parties.
What is the Kalibapi (Association for Services to the New Philippines)?
Vietnamese resistance received support from this organisation.
What is the OSS (Office Strategic Services)?
The Thai people overthrew the puppet government in July 1944, when this happened.
What is the resignation of General Tojo?
Resistance in Malaya came mostly from this group.
What is the Malayan Communist Party?
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The members of this group mostly had this ethnic background.
This group was set up by the Japanese in March 1943 under the nationalist Achmed Sukarno, who had been an advisor to the Japanese.
What is Putera (Concentration of People’s Strength)?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How was Sukarno encouraged to communicate with the Indonesian people?
This was one of the largest and most effective resistance groups in the Philippines.
What is the Hukbalahaps (the Huks)? (People’s Anti-Japanese Army)
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The Huks were associated with this political philosophy.
Millions of Vietnamese died of this during the Japanese occupation, particularly in 1944.
What is starvation?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What were the Japanese stockpiling during the war that led to the starvation?
These two men formed the Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League (AFPFL) in August 1944.
Who is Aung San and Than Tun?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Name two of the groups that contributed members to the AFPFL.
This became practically worthless during the occupation.
What is currency?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What was the nickname given to the currency?
In March 1944, Putera was disbanded by the Japanese and replaced with this, more compliant, organisation.
What is Hokokai (Corporation for Communal Services)?