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After six months Japanese forces attacked the Philippines in December 1941, Japan was able to make the Philippines surrender. There were thousands of American soldiers and Filipino fighters who starved and General Douglas McArthur do not have enough force to fight against the Japanese. He promised to come back on October of 1944.
They were important because they were not controlled by the government or the church. Therefore they were free to explore in scientific experiments as much as they wanted without these controls.
