Guam History Puzzle

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  1. 6. was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.
  2. 7. former military formation for Guam.
  3. 8. included the murder of Father Jesus Baza Duenas, his nephew and several other men at Ta'i; the killing of eleven men, women, and children in Hagåtña on 20 July; and the beheading of dozens of young CHamorus in early August who had carried war supplies to Yigo for the Japanese military.
  4. 10. a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities.
  5. 11. was a Catholic priest and local leader on Guam during World War II. He was tortured and beheaded by Japanese forces.
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  1. 1. relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
  2. 2. The Japanese occupation of Guam was the period between 1941 and 1944 when Imperial Japanese forces occupied Guam during World War II. The island was renamed Ōmiya-Jima.
  3. 3. was a United States Navy rear admiral who served as the 38th and final naval governor of Guam.
  4. 4. was an imperialist concept which was developed in the Empire of Japan and propagated to Asian populations which were occupied by it from 1931 to 1945.
  5. 5. relating to a ruler who has absolute power.
  6. 9. a decorated radioman in the United States Navy who served during World War II. He is most famous for evading Japanese capture for two years and seven months after the surrender of the U.S garrison on Guam in 1941.