First, the American forces were obliged to surrender the Phillipines to Japanese forces.
Later in the war, 1944, American forces returned and liberated the Phillipines.
well the u.s. responded with sending in troops to Philippines.
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Oil, metals, or natural rubber.
Suzuki was opposed to war with the US.
Yes, the US was controled the Philippines in 1944 due to the War between the us and the Philippines.
Japans attack on Pearl Harbor
Submarine Force
Yes, US citizens can travel to the Philippines.
The Japanese attack was an overt & intentional act of war against the United States that required the United States to respond. The unprovoked Japanese attacks at Hawaii, Wake Island, Midway Island, Guam, and the Philippines killed thousands of Americans. The US Declaration of War was requested by the President and formally approved by the US Congress the next day.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.