The Battle of the Philippines was one of America’s greatest military defeats. The battle which lead to
severely damaged Aircrafts. Many who were captured were reduced in there numbers in the infamous Bataan Death March on which 7,000 to 10,000 died or were murdered.
After occupying the Philippines, the Japanese military authorities immediately began organizing a new government structure in the Philippines. They first organize a council of state which control the civil affairs of the country. Later on, they install a puppet goverment in the Philippines. The only political party allowed during the occupation was the Japanese-organized KALIBAPI.
The reason why the Japan took the Philippines was to deprive the US of an advance base in the region. It would also provide a Japanese base for attacks on the Dutch East Indies. They also wanted to expand there Authority
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy.
Sectionalism is the belief that a person's region was superior to other sections of the country. The most sectional tension was between the North and South, but the West was also developing an identity of its own and was willing to side with either of the other sections if it would help them grow.
