ww2 l8 prisoners o war

Question 1

reasons for japanese cruelty towards prisoners of war

Answer 1

japanese culture held belief that surrender or defeat brought shame on your family and dying was more honourable

Question 2

experiences of prisoners of war in changi

Answer 2

overcrowded; ~10x more than what it was designed for
main diet =hard biscuit+ beef spread
men would be sent to all of empire from changi
in 1943 conditons got worse: rations cut, half of recmonended daily intake,increased disease

Question 3

experiences of prisoners of war

Answer 3

japan never ratified geneva convention
death rate for japanese as pow was 27% compared to other axis powers at 3.6%
~40% american POWs die in japanese captivity
most were treated brutally by guards