Defeat of the British & The Fall of Singapore

The Second World War started in _________

• 1936

• 1941

• 1939

• 1942

The Second World War was fought in Europe and _________

• Asia Pacific

• Africa

• Middle East

• Southeast Asia

The reason why Japan was involved in WW2 was ___________

• to get resources

• because of the West's racial prejudices

• to be the spokesperson of Asia

• all of the answers

Japan was able to become a strong country from late 19th century onwards was due to the _________

• modernization programme

• industrialization programme

• military programme

• change of ruler

The Japanese air force was superior as they had the _________

• strong navy power

• zero fighters

• bicycles

• jungle training

The British prepared the defence of Singapore by _______

• building a strong naval base

• bringing in Indian troops

• building military airfields

• all the answers

One of the countries in Southeast Asia was not occupied by the Japanese during WW2. It was ___________

• Burma

• Thailand

• Brunei

• Indonesia

The British was busy fighting in Europe as they were fighting for______

• their homeland

• their overseas colonies

• British India

• their allies

The USA was brought into the WW2 by the bombing of _______

• Hiroshima

• Berlin

• Pearl Harbour

• HMS Repulse

When the British was pushed back by the advancing Japanese forces in Malaya till Johor, the British decided to bomb ________ in an attempt to stop them.

• Sultan Johore's Palace

• the Causeway

• the roads

• the Japanese bicycles