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2E3 - Impacts of the Japanese Occupation - Coggle Diagram
2E3 - Impacts of the Japanese Occupation
Living in Hardship
Not able to get basic necessities,
such as food.
cause of it is the food rationing by the Japanese soldiers
being slaves for the Japanese
Banana notes were worthless as japanese overprinted them
Black market for goods but for hugh prices
Resisting the [Japanese]
FORCE 136
Leader , Lim Bo Seng was captured, tourchered and integrated
The rest of the members remained in the jungle until the war was over
Many of them refused to give any information about their activities
The Force 136 was evacuated at the end of Japanese Occupation in 1945
Collecting information about the Japanese and organising attacks whenever possible
Malayan-People's anti japanese Army(MPAJA
Led by
Lai Teck
Senior Communist leader from Vietnam
Right hand man, Ching Peng
Chinese-Malayan from State of Perak
Mainly operated in Perak Johor
Main aim is to launch attacks on Japanese troops, police men and locals who worked with the Japanese and collect information about the japanese
Aided by force 136
Fear and Terror
Japanese military police/Kempeitai
Forced people to bow to Japanese sentries or face punishments
Used force to promote loyalty and obedience
Used food or cash rewards to encourage people to inform authorities of anti-Japanese elements
Fear and mistrust among locals for fear of being accused
Sook Ching
Chinese aged between 18-50 had to be screened in mass screening centres such as the YMCA building
Over 25,000 men who were identified as anti-Japanese were killed
Promoting Asia for Asians
Propaganda
-information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
Winning local support
Support from Indian and Malay communities
Indians were given resources to fight their independence movement against Britain back at home
the Indian National Army was formed with Japan's support
Malays were given more responsibilities in defence and administration
Fall of the 'impregnable fortress'
Events for the Battle of Singapore
Japan invaded from the North
Due to the big guns protecting the East and South coasts of Singapore
After seizing Johor, they attacked Singapore by going through the forest
Singapore fell to Japan within 8 days
Locals realised that British was weak, broke the myth of Western superiority
British could not send in reinforcements
Most of its military forces were in Europe or North Africa due to the war efforts