What did the Singaporeans do during the Japanese occupation?

Answer 1

life was tough, like a nightmare. Singaporeans had to sing and bow towards Japan.

There was a shortage of food in Singapore, many experiencing hunger and as a result, falling terribly ill and sick. Essential foodstuffs like rice, sugar and salt were under control. The blackmarket is a place where other food was found.

Answer 2

The Japanese occupation is generally regarded by Singaporeans as the darkest period of Singaporean history. The Japanese had claimed that they were liberating Southeast Asia from colonialism, but in reality they were far harsher rulers than the British ever were. In addition to civilian casualties, numerous atrocities were committed by Japanese troops, particularly by the Kempeitai. The Kempetai were the Japanese police. Commoners were made to bow to them as they passes, if not, they would be punished by kicking, hitting, ect. The Japanese, to 'purify' the commoners and not have 'unloyals' going against them, introduced a system called Sook Ching (translated purge through purification). There were secret informers all over the island. When asked by the Japanese to select and 'accused', they would simply point to anyone. These people were rounded up and taken to a deserted place to be shot, bayoneted, etc. The local people lived in fear at that time because they did not know who worked for the Japanese and who did not. This caused distrust of the people. People no longer knew who to trust, as the secret informers were well paid and they had a high chance of not being rounded up for shooting. Banana money was issued during the war, and would become worthless after the war was over.Resources were scarce during the Occupation. The Japanese occupation is generally regarded by Singaporeans as the darkest period of Singaporean history. The Japanese had claimed that they were liberating Southeast Asia from colonialism, but in reality they were far harsher rulers than the British ever were. In addition to civilian casualties, numerous atrocities were committed by Japanese troops, particularly by the Kempeitai. The Kempetai were the Japanese police. Commoners were made to bow to them as they passes, if not, they would be punished by kicking, hitting, ect. The Japanese, to 'purify' the commoners and not have 'unloyals' going against them, introduced a system called Sook Ching (translated purge through purification). There were secret informers all over the island. When asked by the Japanese to select and 'accused', they would simply point to anyone. These people were rounded up and taken to a deserted place to be shot, bayoneted, etc. The local people lived in fear at that time because they did not know who worked for the Japanese and who did not. This caused distrust of the people. People no longer knew who to trust, as the secret informers were well paid and they had a high chance of not being rounded up for shooting. Banana money was issued during the war, and would become worthless after the war was over.Resources were scarce during the Occupation. The Japanese occupation is generally regarded by Singaporeans as the darkest period of Singaporean history. The Japanese had claimed that they were liberating Southeast Asia from colonialism, but in reality they were far harsher rulers than the British ever were. In addition to civilian casualties, numerous atrocities were committed by Japanese troops, particularly by the Kempeitai. The Kempetai were the Japanese police. Commoners were made to bow to them as they passes, if not, they would be punished by kicking, hitting, ect. The Japanese, to 'purify' the commoners and not have 'unloyals' going against them, introduced a system called Sook Ching (translated purge through purification). There were secret informers all over the island. When asked by the Japanese to select and 'accused', they would simply point to anyone. These people were rounded up and taken to a deserted place to be shot, bayoneted, etc. The local people lived in fear at that time because they did not know who worked for the Japanese and who did not. This caused distrust of the people. People no longer knew who to trust, as the secret informers were well paid and they had a high chance of not being rounded up for shooting. Banana money was issued during the war, and would become worthless after the war was over.Resources were scarce during the Occupation. Talk of Japanese Occupation fare and everyone who has lived through it mentions sweet potatoes and tapioca. It was "tapioca for breakfast, tapioca for lunch and tapioca for dinner". The ubiquitous ubi kayu, which most people think of as a dessert, provided wonderful ballast for empty stomachs. Boiled with coconut milk and sweetened with palm sugar, it made a good snack. Steamed and cut into strips, the tapioca could be turned into fries. Mashed into flour, it could be made into kropok. The flour could also be used to make sago flour beads, even bread and noodles although neither was a success. Sweet potatoes were a great substitute for scarce rice. A few added to a pot of porridge or rice fed more hungry mouths. The tubers made the rice more nutritious too since they are rich in vitamins and high in fibre. Both the British and Japanese authorities encouraged the population to grow their own food if they had even the smallest amount of land. There were features in the Occupation diet, which would delight today's advocates of healthier eating. The meals were certainly low in fat, meat and sugar but high in fibre. After all, the most common, most easily available food was vegetables. Many vegetables were homegrown -- hunger turned anyone with a bit of a yard into a gardener. Even before the Occupation, the authorities were already harping on the need to increase supplies of homegrown food. During the Occupation, the Japanese also promoted homegrown food. Seeds were given away, agricultural exhibitions were held and some Singaporeans were resettled in rural Endau and Bahau in Malaysia to grow food crops. In Singapore, flowers and trees gave way to similar pursuits. Students had to spend part of their time in school tending vegetable plots. Some home gardeners with green thumbs grew enough to barter what they could not eat for things they wanted.Hello bye bye no time to talk here you know Singapore is now a metropolis.Although it is just a small island.Singapore has grown from a fishing village to a metropolis> thank you

Answer 3

The defeat of the British was due partly to their poor preparations for war. They under-estimated their enemies. Their soldiers were disorganised and their defence was weak. From this, one can learn the lesson that the government and people of a country should always be well-prepared to defend the country against any enemy.

The British defeat by the Japanese (who were Asians) showed that the Europeans were not superior to the Asians. After the war, many Asians did not respect the British as much as they had done before the war.

The sufferings that the people went through during the Japanese occupation also taught the people to see the need to get rid of their foreign masters

Answer 4

They tortured Singaporeans and many Singaporeans were hurt, some died.