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5731bc330fdd8d15006c64bc | Pacific_War | The official policy of the U.S. Government is that Thailand was not an ally of the Axis, and that the United States was not at war with Thailand. The policy of the U.S. Government ever since 1945 has been to treat Thailand not as a former enemy, but rather as a country which had been forced into certain actions by Japa... | What nations were occupied by the Axis? | {
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"Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Greece, Norway, Poland, and the Netherlands"
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482
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5731bc330fdd8d15006c64bd | Pacific_War | The official policy of the U.S. Government is that Thailand was not an ally of the Axis, and that the United States was not at war with Thailand. The policy of the U.S. Government ever since 1945 has been to treat Thailand not as a former enemy, but rather as a country which had been forced into certain actions by Japa... | After 1945, how did the USA treat Thailand? | {
"text": [
"not as a former enemy"
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223
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} |
5731bc330fdd8d15006c64be | Pacific_War | The official policy of the U.S. Government is that Thailand was not an ally of the Axis, and that the United States was not at war with Thailand. The policy of the U.S. Government ever since 1945 has been to treat Thailand not as a former enemy, but rather as a country which had been forced into certain actions by Japa... | Who occupied Thailand according to the USA? | {
"text": [
"Japanese troops"
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"answer_start": [
361
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} |
572fc767b2c2fd140056845b | Pacific_War | Japan conscripted many soldiers from its colonies of Korea and Formosa (Taiwan). To a small extent, some Vichy French, Indian National Army, and Burmese National Army forces were active in the area of the Pacific War. Collaborationist units from Hong Kong (reformed ex-colonial police), Philippines, Dutch East Indies (t... | Where did many of Japan's soldiers come from? | {
"text": [
"Korea and Formosa"
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"answer_start": [
53
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} |
572fc767b2c2fd140056845c | Pacific_War | Japan conscripted many soldiers from its colonies of Korea and Formosa (Taiwan). To a small extent, some Vichy French, Indian National Army, and Burmese National Army forces were active in the area of the Pacific War. Collaborationist units from Hong Kong (reformed ex-colonial police), Philippines, Dutch East Indies (t... | What type of soldiers came from Hong Kong? | {
"text": [
"Collaborationist units"
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"answer_start": [
218
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} |
572fc767b2c2fd140056845d | Pacific_War | Japan conscripted many soldiers from its colonies of Korea and Formosa (Taiwan). To a small extent, some Vichy French, Indian National Army, and Burmese National Army forces were active in the area of the Pacific War. Collaborationist units from Hong Kong (reformed ex-colonial police), Philippines, Dutch East Indies (t... | What other Asian country, a group of islands, helped the Japanese? | {
"text": [
"Philippines"
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287
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} |
5731bdd7e17f3d140042236b | Pacific_War | Japan conscripted many soldiers from its colonies of Korea and Formosa (Taiwan). To a small extent, some Vichy French, Indian National Army, and Burmese National Army forces were active in the area of the Pacific War. Collaborationist units from Hong Kong (reformed ex-colonial police), Philippines, Dutch East Indies (t... | What colonies did Japan conscript soldiers from? | {
"text": [
"Korea and Formosa"
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"answer_start": [
53
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} |
5731bdd7e17f3d140042236c | Pacific_War | Japan conscripted many soldiers from its colonies of Korea and Formosa (Taiwan). To a small extent, some Vichy French, Indian National Army, and Burmese National Army forces were active in the area of the Pacific War. Collaborationist units from Hong Kong (reformed ex-colonial police), Philippines, Dutch East Indies (t... | What French forces assisted Japan? | {
"text": [
"Vichy"
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"answer_start": [
105
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} |
5731bdd7e17f3d140042236d | Pacific_War | Japan conscripted many soldiers from its colonies of Korea and Formosa (Taiwan). To a small extent, some Vichy French, Indian National Army, and Burmese National Army forces were active in the area of the Pacific War. Collaborationist units from Hong Kong (reformed ex-colonial police), Philippines, Dutch East Indies (t... | Who were the collaborators assisting Japan in Hong King? | {
"text": [
"ex-colonial police"
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"answer_start": [
266
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} |
572fc83804bcaa1900d76d19 | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | Did Mexico play a part in the war? | {
"text": [
"took part"
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446
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} |
572fc83804bcaa1900d76d1a | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | On which side of the war were the Chinese? | {
"text": [
"United States"
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39
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} |
572fc83804bcaa1900d76d1b | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | What other major continent participated as an ally of the U.S.? | {
"text": [
"Australia"
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"answer_start": [
174
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} |
5731bfc80fdd8d15006c64f1 | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | What colonies did the Netherlands possess? | {
"text": [
"Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea"
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"answer_start": [
263
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} |
5731bfc80fdd8d15006c64f2 | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | What large Asian country was allied with the United States? | {
"text": [
"Republic of China"
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"answer_start": [
58
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} |
5731bfc80fdd8d15006c64f3 | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | What was the name of the Philippines nation? | {
"text": [
"Commonwealth of the Philippines"
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"answer_start": [
189
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} |
5731bfc80fdd8d15006c64f4 | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | What nation possessed the Dutch East Indies? | {
"text": [
"Netherlands"
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"answer_start": [
226
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} |
5731bfc80fdd8d15006c64f5 | Pacific_War | The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), Ne... | What nation possessed west New Guinea? | {
"text": [
"Netherlands"
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"answer_start": [
226
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} |
572fc958a23a5019007fc9d5 | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | What incident occured on July 7, 1937? | {
"text": [
"Marco Polo Bridge Incident"
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"answer_start": [
81
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} |
572fc958a23a5019007fc9d6 | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | Who supplied assistance to the Chinese military? | {
"text": [
"Soviet Union"
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"answer_start": [
286
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} |
572fc958a23a5019007fc9d7 | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | When did the Nanking Massacre occur? | {
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"December 1937"
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639
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572fc958a23a5019007fc9d8 | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | Where was the first Nationalist victory? | {
"text": [
"Taierzhuang"
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"answer_start": [
765
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} |
572fc958a23a5019007fc9d9 | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | How did people around the world react to Japan's Panay Incident? | {
"text": [
"condemned"
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1031
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} |
5731c137e99e3014001e6248 | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | When was the Marco Polo Bridge Incident? | {
"text": [
"7 July 1937"
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"answer_start": [
111
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} |
5731c137e99e3014001e6249 | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | What incident started the war between China and Japan? | {
"text": [
"Marco Polo Bridge Incident"
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"answer_start": [
81
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} |
5731c137e99e3014001e624a | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | What nation provided material support to China? | {
"text": [
"Soviet Union"
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"answer_start": [
286
]
} |
5731c137e99e3014001e624b | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | What was the capital of China? | {
"text": [
"Nanking"
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"answer_start": [
628
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} |
5731c137e99e3014001e624c | Pacific_War | By 1937, Japan controlled Manchuria and was ready to move deeper into China. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937 provoked full-scale war between China and Japan. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese suspended their civil war to form a nominal alliance against Japan, and the Soviet Union quickly lent support ... | When was Nanking captured? | {
"text": [
"December 1937"
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"answer_start": [
639
]
} |
572fca2d04bcaa1900d76d37 | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | Who controled Indochina in 1940? | {
"text": [
"Vichy France"
],
"answer_start": [
142
]
} |
572fca2d04bcaa1900d76d38 | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | When did Japan invade Indochina? | {
"text": [
"September 1940"
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"answer_start": [
3
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} |
572fca2d04bcaa1900d76d39 | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | Who were the Axis Powers along with Japan in 1940? | {
"text": [
"Germany and Italy"
],
"answer_start": [
332
]
} |
572fca2d04bcaa1900d76d3a | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | Did Japan and Germany work closely together prior to 1944? | {
"text": [
"little coordination"
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"answer_start": [
413
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} |
5731c82ee99e3014001e626e | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | When did Japan take over Indochina? | {
"text": [
"September 1940"
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"answer_start": [
3
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} |
5731c82ee99e3014001e626f | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | Who controlled Indochina before the Japanese takeover? | {
"text": [
"Vichy France"
],
"answer_start": [
142
]
} |
5731c82ee99e3014001e6270 | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | When did Japan become an Axis power? | {
"text": [
"27 September"
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"answer_start": [
281
]
} |
5731c82ee99e3014001e6271 | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | How many nations comprised the Axis powers? | {
"text": [
"three"
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"answer_start": [
371
]
} |
5731c82ee99e3014001e6272 | Pacific_War | In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France. Japanese forces broke their agreement with the Vichy administration and fighting broke out, ending in a Japanese victory. On 27 September Japan signed a military al... | How much coordination was there between Japan and Germany? | {
"text": [
"little"
],
"answer_start": [
413
]
} |
572fcb7b04bcaa1900d76d3f | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | Why did the Chinese ultimately fail in its counter offensives? | {
"text": [
"low military-industrial capacity"
],
"answer_start": [
257
]
} |
572fcb7b04bcaa1900d76d40 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | What policy did Japan adopt to retaliate against China? | {
"text": [
"\"Three Alls Policy\" (\"Kill all, Burn all, Loot all\")"
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"answer_start": [
459
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} |
572fcb7b04bcaa1900d76d41 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | What slowed the Japanese in their attacks on China? | {
"text": [
"mountainous terrain"
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"answer_start": [
1262
]
} |
572fcb7b04bcaa1900d76d42 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | In what city did Japan set up a provisional capital? | {
"text": [
"Chungking"
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"answer_start": [
802
]
} |
5731ca06e17f3d14004223f5 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | What was Japan's "Three Alls Policy"? | {
"text": [
"\"Kill all, Burn all, Loot all\""
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"answer_start": [
480
]
} |
5731ca06e17f3d14004223f6 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | What year did China and Japan reach a stalemate? | {
"text": [
"1941"
],
"answer_start": [
592
]
} |
5731ca06e17f3d14004223f7 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | Where was the Chinese provisional capital? | {
"text": [
"Chungking"
],
"answer_start": [
802
]
} |
5731ca06e17f3d14004223f8 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | What natural obsticles stalled the Japanese offensive against the Chinese? | {
"text": [
"mountainous terrain"
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"answer_start": [
1262
]
} |
5731ca06e17f3d14004223f9 | Pacific_War | The war entered a new phase with the unprecedented defeat of the Japanese at Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and 1st Battle of Changsha. After these victories, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940; however, due to its low military-industrial capacity, it was repulsed by Japanese a... | What group organised guerrilla warfare against the Japanese in China? | {
"text": [
"Communists"
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"answer_start": [
1314
]
} |
572fcc4ba23a5019007fca03 | Pacific_War | Japan sponsored several puppet governments, one of which was headed by Wang Jingwei. However, its policies of brutality toward the Chinese population, of not yielding any real power to these regimes, and of supporting several rival governments failed to make any of them a viable alternative to the Nationalist governmen... | Who was the leader of the Nationalist government? | {
"text": [
"Chiang Kai-shek"
],
"answer_start": [
329
]
} |
572fcc4ba23a5019007fca04 | Pacific_War | Japan sponsored several puppet governments, one of which was headed by Wang Jingwei. However, its policies of brutality toward the Chinese population, of not yielding any real power to these regimes, and of supporting several rival governments failed to make any of them a viable alternative to the Nationalist governmen... | When did cooperation between communist and nationalist forces end? | {
"text": [
"January 1941"
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"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
572fcc4ba23a5019007fca05 | Pacific_War | Japan sponsored several puppet governments, one of which was headed by Wang Jingwei. However, its policies of brutality toward the Chinese population, of not yielding any real power to these regimes, and of supporting several rival governments failed to make any of them a viable alternative to the Nationalist governmen... | Did Japan support rival governments? | {
"text": [
"supporting several"
],
"answer_start": [
207
]
} |
5731cb260fdd8d15006c6531 | Pacific_War | Japan sponsored several puppet governments, one of which was headed by Wang Jingwei. However, its policies of brutality toward the Chinese population, of not yielding any real power to these regimes, and of supporting several rival governments failed to make any of them a viable alternative to the Nationalist governmen... | When did the co-operation between Chinese nationalist forces and communists end? | {
"text": [
"January 1941"
],
"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
5731cb260fdd8d15006c6532 | Pacific_War | Japan sponsored several puppet governments, one of which was headed by Wang Jingwei. However, its policies of brutality toward the Chinese population, of not yielding any real power to these regimes, and of supporting several rival governments failed to make any of them a viable alternative to the Nationalist governmen... | What was Wang Jingwei's government considered? | {
"text": [
"puppet"
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"answer_start": [
24
]
} |
5731cb260fdd8d15006c6533 | Pacific_War | Japan sponsored several puppet governments, one of which was headed by Wang Jingwei. However, its policies of brutality toward the Chinese population, of not yielding any real power to these regimes, and of supporting several rival governments failed to make any of them a viable alternative to the Nationalist governmen... | What government did Chiang Kai-shek lead? | {
"text": [
"Nationalist government"
],
"answer_start": [
299
]
} |
572fcd1004bcaa1900d76d51 | Pacific_War | From as early as 1935 Japanese military strategists had concluded the Dutch East Indies were, because of their oil reserves, of considerable importance to Japan. By 1940 they had expanded this to include Indo-China, Malaya, and the Philippines within their concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japanese... | Which Japanese Admiral felt it was necessary to go to war with the U.S.? | {
"text": [
"Sankichi Takahashi"
],
"answer_start": [
461
]
} |
572fcd1004bcaa1900d76d52 | Pacific_War | From as early as 1935 Japanese military strategists had concluded the Dutch East Indies were, because of their oil reserves, of considerable importance to Japan. By 1940 they had expanded this to include Indo-China, Malaya, and the Philippines within their concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japanese... | Why was the Dutch East Indies important to Japan? | {
"text": [
"oil reserves"
],
"answer_start": [
111
]
} |
572fcd1004bcaa1900d76d53 | Pacific_War | From as early as 1935 Japanese military strategists had concluded the Dutch East Indies were, because of their oil reserves, of considerable importance to Japan. By 1940 they had expanded this to include Indo-China, Malaya, and the Philippines within their concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japanese... | In what year did the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere expand? | {
"text": [
"1940"
],
"answer_start": [
165
]
} |
5731cd5be17f3d1400422423 | Pacific_War | From as early as 1935 Japanese military strategists had concluded the Dutch East Indies were, because of their oil reserves, of considerable importance to Japan. By 1940 they had expanded this to include Indo-China, Malaya, and the Philippines within their concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japanese... | What was the importance of the Dutch East Indies to Japan? | {
"text": [
"oil reserves"
],
"answer_start": [
111
]
} |
5731cd5be17f3d1400422424 | Pacific_War | From as early as 1935 Japanese military strategists had concluded the Dutch East Indies were, because of their oil reserves, of considerable importance to Japan. By 1940 they had expanded this to include Indo-China, Malaya, and the Philippines within their concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japanese... | Who said a showdown between Japan and the United States would be necessary? | {
"text": [
"Admiral Sankichi Takahashi"
],
"answer_start": [
453
]
} |
5731cd5be17f3d1400422425 | Pacific_War | From as early as 1935 Japanese military strategists had concluded the Dutch East Indies were, because of their oil reserves, of considerable importance to Japan. By 1940 they had expanded this to include Indo-China, Malaya, and the Philippines within their concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japanese... | By what year did Japanese strategists expand their concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? | {
"text": [
"1940"
],
"answer_start": [
165
]
} |
572fcdcab2c2fd1400568485 | Pacific_War | In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in C... | What did The West do to disuade Japan in China and French Indochina? | {
"text": [
"stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan"
],
"answer_start": [
202
]
} |
572fcdcab2c2fd1400568486 | Pacific_War | In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in C... | Why was denying supplies important to the western countries? | {
"text": [
"denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities"
],
"answer_start": [
253
]
} |
572fcdcab2c2fd1400568487 | Pacific_War | In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in C... | What were these embargoes called by the Japanese media? | {
"text": [
"\"ABCD (\"American-British-Chinese-Dutch\")"
],
"answer_start": [
672
]
} |
5731ced00fdd8d15006c655d | Pacific_War | In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in C... | Why did Western powers stop selling resources to Japan? | {
"text": [
"to discourage Japanese militarism"
],
"answer_start": [
13
]
} |
5731ced00fdd8d15006c655e | Pacific_War | In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in C... | How did Japan view Western embargos? | {
"text": [
"as acts of aggression"
],
"answer_start": [
411
]
} |
5731ced00fdd8d15006c655f | Pacific_War | In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in C... | What percent of oil made up Japan's domestic consumption? | {
"text": [
"about 80%"
],
"answer_start": [
455
]
} |
5731ced00fdd8d15006c6560 | Pacific_War | In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in C... | What did the Japanese media refer to the embargoes as? | {
"text": [
"\"ABCD line\""
],
"answer_start": [
730
]
} |
572fcebd04bcaa1900d76d6f | Pacific_War | The Japanese leadership was aware that a total military victory in a traditional sense against the USA was impossible; the alternative would be negotiating for peace after their initial victories, which would recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia. In fact, the Imperial GHQ noted, should acceptable negotiations be reached... | What would Japan accomplish by peace after their early victories? | {
"text": [
"recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia."
],
"answer_start": [
209
]
} |
572fcebd04bcaa1900d76d70 | Pacific_War | The Japanese leadership was aware that a total military victory in a traditional sense against the USA was impossible; the alternative would be negotiating for peace after their initial victories, which would recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia. In fact, the Imperial GHQ noted, should acceptable negotiations be reached... | What was Japan's strategic goal in attacking America? | {
"text": [
"defeated by reaching limited military objectives, not by total conquest"
],
"answer_start": [
650
]
} |
572fcebd04bcaa1900d76d71 | Pacific_War | The Japanese leadership was aware that a total military victory in a traditional sense against the USA was impossible; the alternative would be negotiating for peace after their initial victories, which would recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia. In fact, the Imperial GHQ noted, should acceptable negotiations be reached... | Did The Japanese believe they could defeate the U.S.? | {
"text": [
"impossible"
],
"answer_start": [
107
]
} |
5731d0ebe99e3014001e62e4 | Pacific_War | The Japanese leadership was aware that a total military victory in a traditional sense against the USA was impossible; the alternative would be negotiating for peace after their initial victories, which would recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia. In fact, the Imperial GHQ noted, should acceptable negotiations be reached... | What did the Japanese military leadership think the chances were of complete military victory ove the United States? | {
"text": [
"impossible"
],
"answer_start": [
107
]
} |
5731d0ebe99e3014001e62e5 | Pacific_War | The Japanese leadership was aware that a total military victory in a traditional sense against the USA was impossible; the alternative would be negotiating for peace after their initial victories, which would recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia. In fact, the Imperial GHQ noted, should acceptable negotiations be reached... | What did Japan want recognised in planned peace negotiations after their initial victories? | {
"text": [
"Japanese hegemony in Asia"
],
"answer_start": [
219
]
} |
5731d0ebe99e3014001e62e6 | Pacific_War | The Japanese leadership was aware that a total military victory in a traditional sense against the USA was impossible; the alternative would be negotiating for peace after their initial victories, which would recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia. In fact, the Imperial GHQ noted, should acceptable negotiations be reached... | If acceptable negotiations btween Japan and the United States were reached, what would be done regarding the attacks? | {
"text": [
"canceled"
],
"answer_start": [
364
]
} |
5731d0ebe99e3014001e62e7 | Pacific_War | The Japanese leadership was aware that a total military victory in a traditional sense against the USA was impossible; the alternative would be negotiating for peace after their initial victories, which would recognize Japanese hegemony in Asia. In fact, the Imperial GHQ noted, should acceptable negotiations be reached... | What was the conduct of the war against the United States based on? | {
"text": [
"historical experiences"
],
"answer_start": [
510
]
} |
572fd2e7947a6a140053cd0c | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | How many U.S. battleships were incapacitated in the Pearl Harbor attacks? | {
"text": [
"eight"
],
"answer_start": [
196
]
} |
572fd2e7947a6a140053cd0d | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | How many Americans died in the Pearl Harbor attacks? | {
"text": [
"2,403"
],
"answer_start": [
275
]
} |
572fd2e7947a6a140053cd0e | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | Was America at war when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor? | {
"text": [
"not officially at war"
],
"answer_start": [
345
]
} |
572fd2e7947a6a140053cd0f | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | Why did Japan attack America? | {
"text": [
"allow Japan free rein in Asia"
],
"answer_start": [
661
]
} |
572fd2e7947a6a140053cd10 | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | What were the most vital American ships at the time of the attack? | {
"text": [
"aircraft carriers"
],
"answer_start": [
792
]
} |
5731d25ae17f3d140042244b | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | When did Japan launch the aattack on Pearl Harbor? | {
"text": [
"7 December"
],
"answer_start": [
22
]
} |
5731d25ae17f3d140042244c | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | How many American battleships were put out of action in the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan? | {
"text": [
"eight"
],
"answer_start": [
196
]
} |
5731d25ae17f3d140042244d | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | How many US citizens were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan? | {
"text": [
"2,403"
],
"answer_start": [
275
]
} |
5731d25ae17f3d140042244e | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | How many aircraft did the United States lose in the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan? | {
"text": [
"188"
],
"answer_start": [
238
]
} |
5731d25ae17f3d140042244f | Pacific_War | In the early hours of 7 December (Hawaiian time), Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. At the time of ... | Where were the American aircraft carriers during the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan? | {
"text": [
"at sea"
],
"answer_start": [
873
]
} |
572fd400b2c2fd14005684c7 | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | What program allowed America to sell military supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union? | {
"text": [
"Lend-Lease"
],
"answer_start": [
227
]
} |
572fd400b2c2fd14005684c8 | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | On what day did the U.S. and its allies declar war on Japan? | {
"text": [
"8 December"
],
"answer_start": [
307
]
} |
572fd400b2c2fd14005684c9 | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | How long after the Pearl Harbor attacks did Germany and Italy declare war? | {
"text": [
"Four days"
],
"answer_start": [
455
]
} |
572fd400b2c2fd14005684ca | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | Was Germany's declaration of war with the U.S. considered to be sound strategy? | {
"text": [
"strategic blunder"
],
"answer_start": [
631
]
} |
5731e83d0fdd8d15006c6637 | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | how many members did the America First Committee have? | {
"text": [
"800,000"
],
"answer_start": [
39
]
} |
5731e83d0fdd8d15006c6638 | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | What group was opposed to American involvement in the war in Europe? | {
"text": [
"America First Committee"
],
"answer_start": [
54
]
} |
5731e83d0fdd8d15006c6639 | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | When did the United States declare war on Japan? | {
"text": [
"8 December"
],
"answer_start": [
307
]
} |
5731e83d0fdd8d15006c663a | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | How many days after the attack on Pearl Harbor did Germany wait to declare war on the United States? | {
"text": [
"Four"
],
"answer_start": [
455
]
} |
5731e83d0fdd8d15006c663b | Pacific_War | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 800,000-member America First Committee vehemently opposed any American intervention in the European conflict, even as America sold military aid to Britain and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. Opposition to war in the U.S. vanished after the attack. On 8 December, t... | Who predicted Germany's declaration of war against the United States months before? | {
"text": [
"Commander Arthur McCollum"
],
"answer_start": [
766
]
} |
5731ea33e17f3d140042253d | Pacific_War | Following the Declaration by United Nations (the first official use of the term United Nations) on 1 January 1942, the Allied governments appointed the British General Sir Archibald Wavell to the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), a supreme command for Allied forces in Southeast Asia. This gave Wavell... | What date was the first official use of the term United Nations? | {
"text": [
"1 January 1942"
],
"answer_start": [
99
]
} |
5731ea33e17f3d140042253e | Pacific_War | Following the Declaration by United Nations (the first official use of the term United Nations) on 1 January 1942, the Allied governments appointed the British General Sir Archibald Wavell to the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), a supreme command for Allied forces in Southeast Asia. This gave Wavell... | Who was appointed to command the Allied forces in Southeast Asia in 1942? | {
"text": [
"General Sir Archibald Wavell"
],
"answer_start": [
160
]
} |
5731ea33e17f3d140042253f | Pacific_War | Following the Declaration by United Nations (the first official use of the term United Nations) on 1 January 1942, the Allied governments appointed the British General Sir Archibald Wavell to the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), a supreme command for Allied forces in Southeast Asia. This gave Wavell... | When did General Wavell assume control of the Southheast Asia Allied forces? | {
"text": [
"15 January"
],
"answer_start": [
548
]
} |
5731ea33e17f3d1400422540 | Pacific_War | Following the Declaration by United Nations (the first official use of the term United Nations) on 1 January 1942, the Allied governments appointed the British General Sir Archibald Wavell to the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), a supreme command for Allied forces in Southeast Asia. This gave Wavell... | How spread out were the Allied forces in Southeastern Asia? | {
"text": [
"thinly"
],
"answer_start": [
361
]
} |
5731ea33e17f3d1400422541 | Pacific_War | Following the Declaration by United Nations (the first official use of the term United Nations) on 1 January 1942, the Allied governments appointed the British General Sir Archibald Wavell to the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), a supreme command for Allied forces in Southeast Asia. This gave Wavell... | Where did General Wavell command the Allied forces from? | {
"text": [
"Bandung"
],
"answer_start": [
575
]
} |
5731ec3fe99e3014001e63ce | Pacific_War | In January, Japan invaded Burma, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and captured Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Rabaul. After being driven out of Malaya, Allied forces in Singapore attempted to resist the Japanese during the Battle of Singapore but surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942; about 13... | What islands did Japan invade? | {
"text": [
"Solomon Islands"
],
"answer_start": [
72
]
} |
5731ec3fe99e3014001e63cf | Pacific_War | In January, Japan invaded Burma, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and captured Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Rabaul. After being driven out of Malaya, Allied forces in Singapore attempted to resist the Japanese during the Battle of Singapore but surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942; about 13... | When did Allied forces surrender Singapore to the Japanese? | {
"text": [
"15 February 1942"
],
"answer_start": [
294
]
} |
5731ec3fe99e3014001e63d0 | Pacific_War | In January, Japan invaded Burma, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and captured Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Rabaul. After being driven out of Malaya, Allied forces in Singapore attempted to resist the Japanese during the Battle of Singapore but surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942; about 13... | How many Allied prisoners did Japan take after the Battle of Singapore? | {
"text": [
"about 130,000"
],
"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
5731ec3fe99e3014001e63d1 | Pacific_War | In January, Japan invaded Burma, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and captured Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Rabaul. After being driven out of Malaya, Allied forces in Singapore attempted to resist the Japanese during the Battle of Singapore but surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942; about 13... | When did General Wavell resign as commander of the Allied forces of Southeastern Asia? | {
"text": [
"25 February"
],
"answer_start": [
580
]
} |
5731ec3fe99e3014001e63d2 | Pacific_War | In January, Japan invaded Burma, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and captured Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Rabaul. After being driven out of Malaya, Allied forces in Singapore attempted to resist the Japanese during the Battle of Singapore but surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942; about 13... | After Wavell resigned from ABDACOM, What post did he return to? | {
"text": [
"Commander-in-Chief, India"
],
"answer_start": [
675
]
} |
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