Singapore in World War 2

What happened on the 15th February 1942?

• Imperial Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, USA

• The British surrendered Singapore to Imperial Japan

• World War 2 ended

• Nazi Germany surrendered to Italy

What happened to British empire soldiers (including Indian, Malaysian, Australian and New Zealanders), after Singapore was surrendered?

• They kept living in Singapore, but had to report at the police station sometimes.

• They were all killed.

• They were put into Prisoner of War camps

• Some were forced to work on the Thai-Burma railway aka Death Railway

What was the Battlebox?

• The command centre for the British military

• The Imperial Japanese city hall after they took over

• The location of the worst battle in Singapore's history

• An e-sports centre for Pokémon trainers

What happened after Imperial Japan took over Singapore?

• It was renamed Syonan-to (Light of the South)

• The clocks were changed to Tokyo time

• The education system was changed to teach Japanese language and culture

• Many Chinese Singaporeans were put into prison camps or killed, in the Sook Ching massacre

What was one perspective you learned about during World War 2 in Singapore? (who + what did they think or experience)