THE ATTACK ON MALAYA BY JAPAN part 2 (7TH December 1941)

Why did the British failed to stop the Japanese?

• The underestimation of the Japanese and fatal assumptions about their strategies.
• good Japanese preparation preparation and their superiority in battle strategy, armed force and leadership.
• British putting priority on war in Europe

How did the Japanese occupation change the lives of people in Singapore?

• Propaganda and the imposition of the Japanese way of life
• controlled communications
• food shortages, rationing and black market

- Propaganda and the imposition of the Japanese way of life

• Singapore was renamed 'Syonan-to'
• Propaganda campaigns were carried out to influence people to pledge their loyalty to Japan
• Japanese were taught in schools

For Controlled Communications, radio stations were controlled by the Japanese so only local broadcasts were allowed. Tuning in to foreign broadcasts was a crime punishable by death.

People were starve till can see their body shape.

Many Civilians sleep on the floor. They sleep at such a small place that they have to squeeze when they  want to sleep.

cite: http://www.slideshare.net/sunnydaydown/chapter-6-how-did-ww2-affect-singapore

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