For 10 points, the United States once controlled what large, Southeast Asian island nation?
In this modern country, Jesse Oldendorf performed the most recent example of Crossing the T to destroy Shoji Nishimura's force, in the last major engagement between battleships. During that battle in this modern country, Thomas Kinkaid's forces didn't receive reinforcements because a telegram was misinterpreted as ending "the world wonders." Raymond Spruance's secondÂ­biggest victory was a battle east of this country nicknamed a (*) "turkey shoot" because around 600 enemy aircraft were shot down. This modern country was the site of the largest naval battle in history, which saw the first kamikaze attacks. After escaping this modern country, Douglas MacArthur said "I shall return," having avoided the Bataan death march. For 10 points, the United States once controlled what large, Southeast Asian island nation?
In this modern country, Jesse Oldendorf performed the most recent example of Crossing the T to destroy Shoji Nishimura's force, in the last major engagement between battleships.
Republic of the Philippines [or Republika ng Pilipinas]