During World War Two, General MacArthurs US forces, with help from Australian forces, methodically and skillfully drove the Japanese from the second largest island in the world. What is that island?
- New Guinea
- Luzon
- Sumatra
- Australia
Answer
The correct answer is A) New Guinea.
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