The Fall of Singapore

Good Japanese Preparation

Owned lands in Singapore
and Malaya

Observe British building up
Naval Base and coastal defences

Japanese Superiority In

Battle Strategy

Armed Forces

Leadership

Jungle Warfare

Better tactics - Use of bicycles
instead of tanks

British had other priorities in the war in Europe

British rather focus
on the ongoing war
back in their country

Singapore renamed as "Syonan-to"

British and Europeans taken as Prisoners-of-war

Operation Sook Ching attempted to wipe out Chinese
opposition to the Japanese

Shortages of food DURING and AFTER World War II

British

Not enough resources to fight

Surrendered unconditionally to the Japanese

Japanese

Japanese were better armed and prepared

Won Singapore on a fluke

Did not give British time to find Japanese army's state

Japanese used fear to rule Singapore

The word 'kempeitai' caused fear
and anxiety around people.

Eurasians

Treated harshly because Japanese felt they were a threat

Those who were suspected of helping the British were killed

Malays and Indians

Were not a threat to Japanese

Japanese tried to win their support that Japanese would
be free from British rule

Bad things will happen if they disobey the Japanese

Malays were forced for labour at the 'Death Railway' Camps

Chinese

Found as a threat to Japanese, due to strong Chinese opposition and resistance