Reasons for the Japanese Victory in WW2

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  1. 1. the British underestimated the Japanese as they had the idea of ‘w______ Man Superiority’ that people of other races especially Asians were inferior as compared to them.
  2. 8. The E___________ and Eurasians were treated the most harshly after the fall of Singapore in the Japanese hands. They were made prisoners of war, given very little food but tasked to do various jobs.
  3. 10. While the Japanese sought to win support from the locals, they also brought fear and h_____ to the lives of many people in Singapore.
  4. 12. The British thought that the Japanese would attack from the s_____ thus a naval base with a series of big guns were installed around the coasts of Singapore.
  5. 13. There was not enough food under the Japanese Occupation thus r________ was introduced to control the sales of essential items.
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  1. 2. Singapore was viewed as an i______________ fortress as it has concrete defences against the Japanese attack. The British build a large naval base in Singapore to protect the British colonies in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
  2. 3. The British lost to the Japanese during the war as the Japanese had m_________ weapons and equipment to fight the war. For example, the Japanese had better fighter airplanes than the British outdated ones.
  3. 4. The Japanese military police, K________ was sent to remove people who were suspected of being anti-Japanese. Many especially the Chinese were executed by the Japanese military police during the Sook Ching operation.
  4. 5. Movies, books, newspapers and radio broadcasts were used for p_________ purposes, spreading the message that the Japanese were benevolent rulers.
  5. 6. The Japanese treated the Indians well and promised to assist them to gain independence for India from the B_____________.
  6. 7. The main reasons why the Japanese attacked Southeast Asia was their desire for the region’s raw m____________ such as rubber and tin.
  7. 9. With the fall of Singapore in the hands of the British, Singapore was renamed as S_______-to, meaning ‘Light of the South’
  8. 11. One reasons why the British lost to the Japanese during the war was they could not concentrate on the war in Southeast Asia. The British had to fight for their own survival in E________ against the Germans. As a result, they could not send experienced soldiers and better weaponry to the war in Singapore.