The Fall Of Singapore

15 inch gun cannons facing the sea on the east,west and south.

The ''main fleet to Singapore strategy which sent the HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse.

They also built 2 airfields 1 at Sembawang and the other at Tengah

They made 3 underground bunkers at Fort Canning,Labrador and Sembawang.

They also built a naval base in Sembawang

The Japanes had good preprations and the British underestimated the Japanese equipment and skills

The Japanese set up spies in Malaya and Singapore before the war to provide them with information on hte British defenses and readiness.

Also the war in Europe was causing a lot of problems for the British so they were more concerned about the war in England as Singapore and Malaya were only colonies.

There was a serious lack of food and housing as the Japanese blew up the docks,boats and houses but did not rebuild them.

They also had to remove the sea mines the Japanese planted together with the electricity,water mains and gas using Japanese POWs.

They also built a people's restaurant which sold food at affordable prices

They also made a law on the highest rent to help with the lack of housing.

They used fear to rule over Singapore,by sending the Kempeitai to Singapore.

They used the Malays and Indians to build the Death Railway but other than that they did not do much to them.

They also treated the Eurasians badly as they helped in the war efforts and those suspected were sentenced to death

The Japanese thoght of the Chinese as a threat as they met a strong resistance the last time they attacked China from different sources

They also implemented the sook ching which also means cleansing to the chinese men in Singapore aged 18-50,they were checked by thekempeitai and those lucky were able to return home.

They also made the business men in singapore pay $50 million to help the Japan war effort.