1.

General Douglas Macarthur- appointed by President Quezon as Field Marshal of the

Philippines
2. Commonwealth Act 1, National Defense Act- provided for a citizen’s army
3. On July 26, 1941, the Philippine reserve and regular forces were incorporated into
the United States Army under the command of General Macarthur, the combined
forces were called the United States Army Forces in the Far East.
4. December 7, 1941- early morning, Japanese bombers surprised Pearl Harbor in
Hawaii and sank the cream of the American Navy
5. K. Nomura- propose peace to America
6. The American naval and military losses at Pearl Harbor amounted to 2, 897 men
7. At one o clock, the United States Senate declared war without a dissenting vote.
8. The European war which commenced in 1939, now expanded to become the Second
World War.
9. Clark Field was bombarded in the morning of December 8, 1941 (Davao, Baguio,
Aparri)
10. On December 26, 1941, Manila was declared an open city to spare the city.
11. In broad daylight, the Japanese bombed manila: Sto. Domingo Church, Intendencia
Building, etc. were destroyed.
12. Three task forces were in the Philippines, before attacking: two were to land in
Northern Luzon, and one in Bataan Island
13. Japanese major landings were made on December 22
14. President Quezon was very sickly when the war broke out
15. On December 24, 1941, MacArthur informed Quezon that he and some officials
were to leave for Corregidor
16. MacArthur left for Australia on March 11, 1942 after in Bataan.
17. He was succeeded as commander of the USAFFE by General Jonathan Wainwright.
18. President Quezon left for Australia on February 18 at night by the submarine,
Swordfish
19. On April 9, General Edward P. King, commander of the forces on Bataan,
surrendered. (Individual surrender)
20. Death March- the surrendered Filipino-American troops were forced at gunpoint to
march from Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga under the hot tropical sun.
21. In the morning of May 6, General Wainwright addressed a message to General
Homma, through the “Voice of Freedom’, offering to surrender.
22. On January 3, 1942, the Commander in Chief, General Masaharu Homma, issued a
proclamation announcing the end of the American occupation and purpose of the
Japanese expedition.
23. The national was renamed the Central Administrative Organization, composed of
executive departments; Interior, Finance, Justice, Agriculture and Commerce,
Education, Health and Public Welfare, and Public Works and Communications.
24. On September 25, the National Assembly elected Jose P Laurel President of the
future Republic.
25. October 14, 1943- declaration of Independence from the Japanese
26. Tragedy of Capas- consisted in the betrayal of the sick soldiers by their fortunate
comrades-in-arms.
27. The long wait ended when the American forces hit the beach of Leyte in October
1944.
28. On August 15, Japan surrendered, and on Sept. 2 the terms of surrender were signed
on the battleship Missouri at Tokyo Bay. The war in Pacific was over.
29. On July 4, MacArthur proclaimed the liberation of the entire Philippines from the
enemy.
30. Little boy- Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
31. Fat man- Nagasaki, August 9, 1945
32. On September 2, Japan signed the terms of surrender on board the battleship
Missouri at Tokyo Bay. The war was over