Bataan death march

1. What and where is Bataan?

• An Island near Hawaii
• A city in Japan
• A peninsula in the Philippines
• A river in China

2. Who were the prisoners that were forced to march on the Bataan Death March?

• American and Filipino soldiers
• French and British soldiers
• Japanese soldiers
• Russian and Chinese soldiers

3. What country had just captured the Philippines and forced the soldiers on the march?

• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• China

4. Around how many soldiers were forced to march?

• 15,000
• 76,000
• 110,000
• 250,000

5. How long was the distance of the Bataan Death March?

• 10 miles
• 25 miles
• 80 miles
• Over 300 miles

6. What happened to soldiers who fell behind on the march?

• Given a lift
• Just left there
• Given extra rations so they could catch up
• Killed

7. What happened to the soldiers at the end of the march?

• They were set free
• They were put into a prison camp
• They were shot
• They were put on ships to Japan

8. Around how many soldiers died during the march?

• 200
• 800
• 2000
• Over 5000

9. How long did the march take?

• 6 days
• 8 days
• 14 days
• 22 days

10. How did the truth come out about the Bataan Death March?

• The Japanese confessed
• From escaped prisoners
• Spy planes saw what was happening
• Newspaper reporters were allowed into the camp