Events During the Japanese Era

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Japanese Occupation Period

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in the Philippines

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Banning of English Language

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of Nihongo and Tagalog

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Establishment of Puppet Government

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by President Jose P. Laurel

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KALIBAPI Organization

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allowed political party

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Food Shortages

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and scarcity of rice

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Guerrilla Resistance

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fighting Japanese forces

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Media Censorship

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control of newspapers and radio

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Japanese Propaganda

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for Asians" slogan

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Destruction of Manila

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damage during liberation in 1945

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End of Japanese Rule

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of American forces, 1945