Chapter 6 How did the Locals Respond to Japanese Rule?

Question 1

How did the locals respond to the Japanese rule?
1. Avoid being noticed

Answer 1

-> get by day to day and survive

Question 2

How did the locals respond to the Japanese rule?
2. Collaboration

Answer 2

-> Malays: policing and reporting on suspected residence
-> Chinese: informants for kempeitai during sook ching operation

Question 3

How did the locals respond to the Japanese rule?
3. Resistance (organised groups)

Answer 3

-> Force 136: set up by British War Cabinet, mostly Malaysian Chinese, concentrated in Malaysia -> collect info about Japanese and organise sabotage efforts
-> Malayan’s People Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA): mainly in jungles of Perak & Johor-
> launched attacks on Japanese troops, policemen & locals working with them
> distributed anti-Japanese posters to create anti-Japanese sentiments