Chap6: People's experiences during Jap Occupation: How did the Japanese establish control in Singapore?

Question 1

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What methods did the Jap use to control Singapore?

Answer 1

1. Using force
2. Winning loyalty

Question 2

How did the Jap use force to control people?

Answer 2

1. Meting out harsh punishments
2. Imprisoning allied soldiers
3. Carrying out sook ching
4. coercing the chinese buisness community

Question 3

How did the Jap win the loyalty of the people?

Answer 3

1. Using propaganda
2. Providing benefits to the locals
3. Imposing Jap culture
4. By teaching the language and the Jap spirit

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Question 4

How did the Jap met out harsh punishments?

Answer 4

Used on criminals and enemies to stop looting after surender
1. Heads were displayed outside Cathay Building and on the bridges across SG river
2. Arresting suspected Anti-Jap, unable to trust anyone-> Were beaten to get info
3. Imprisoned and executed

Question 5

How did the Jap imprison allied soldiers?

Answer 5

1. Forced the POWs to assemble at the Padang-> Marched them to Changi jail or Selarang Camp
2. Forced them to do tasks like clearing debris
3. Sent to Death Railway
4. Lack of medicinal treatment, and essentials lead to death, and survivors to skin and bone

Meant to humiliate British And Australians and impose the Jap values , mistreat them.

Question 6

What was operation Sook Ching and why?

Answer 6

• Targeted to Chinese
  1. Chinese males age 15-50 were made to report to reporrting centres , where the Kempeitai sifted out threats of Anti-Jap
  2. Innocent people were swept up as well
  3. Those sifted out sent to execution sites eg, Changi, Punggol, Siglap, HarborFront

Premptive measure to supress Anti Jap and a deterrance to others

Question 7

What happened and why did the Jap coerce the Chinese Business community?

Answer 7

1. To Punish the Chinse for their contributions to the China Relief Fund
2. Overseas Chinese Association (OCA), lead by Dr Lim Boon Keng was a channel of communication between the Chinese and the Jap government
3. Singapore and Malaya Chinese businessmen had to contribute 50 Million in cash

Was to weaken the Chinese financially , and put the =m at the mercy of the Jap

Question 8

How did the Japanese use propaganda to win loyalty and why?

Answer 8

1. Made people accept the vision of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and a united Asia
2. Conveyed through radio and posters
3. Used to influence Indian community to be Anti British, but they remained loyal to British

-To persuade Malays and indians to support Jap rule
-Need Indian nationalists to help with invasion of India

Question 9

How did the Jap provide benefits to the locals and why?

Answer 9

1. Provided school and accomodation for free
2. Malay nationalist group responded favourably to JO, were promised better lifes under Japs-> treated better and less harsh
3. Distributed food items to less fortunate during Hari Raya
4. Malays and Indians were charged less then Chinese to cross causeway

Was meant to make locals believe that the Jap was kind and benevolent, and winn support to the rule

Question 10

How did the Jap impose the Jap culture?

Answer 10

1. Taught the Jap language-> replaced English
2. Promoted Jap spirit to foster loyalty and identity
3. Some were selected to recieve training for Jap martial arts
4. Sing the Japanese anthem