Causes Of Japanese Occupation In Singapore

Singapore was also a gateway to other countries in South-East Asia such as New Guinea, Indonesia, Dutch-East Indies (Indonesia) and Philippines as seen in Figure 1. After this, it was the first time in Australia’s history is was the first time they were under threat from any country “Yellow

Singapore is located at the centre of a crucial sea route in the far east. The sea route is controlled by the Japanese and attempting to prevent from the British claiming the control of the route.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, a large Japanese aircraft carrier strike force launched a surprise military attack on the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Five battleships and nine smaller warships were sunk and three other battleships were heavily damaged. In addition, 188 planes were destroyed and 2403 people were killed. In 1942, two months after the Japanese attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, authorizing the Secretary of War Henry Stimson to move civilians as necessary into “relocation camps”. Military officials on the West Coast, acting under the directive moved over 110,000 Japanese Americans into internment camps. This controversial event was known as the Japanese-American Internment.

Kon'nichiwa! I’m Japan! You probably know me for my aesthetic cherry blossoms and splendid anime, but let me tell you, things weren’t always as kawaii as they seemed. For a loooong time, I was isolated from other countries by my own shoguns and daimyos, my militaristic dictators and their warrior landlords respectively. We got along fine at first, but my common people were becoming increasingly unhappy with their little political power and heavy taxes. Then, on a fateful day in July of 1853, I met… the West.

As Japanese bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor the nations fear and hatred of the Japanese grew, compelling the people to protect themselves from people of Japanese ancestry living in the U.S. Not only was this action a violation of the constitution, but it was morally wrong, these Japanese-Americans were sent to live in isolation for something they had nothing to do with. The internment camps were crowded with other Japanese families who were scared, but they still respect the American government. The Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the safety of the nation however it took away their personal freedoms leaving them without security, isolated, and treated unfairly because of their ancestry. Although, some will argue that

The Japanese internment of WWII was one of the biggest cases of racial prejudice America has ever committed. During a time when Italian and German Americans were a much bigger threat to our nation's security, we deliberately alienated Japanese citizens in our society. Not only did we restrict the freedoms of American born citizens for three years, but we have also caused long term, irreparable damage to the Japanese people, and their society. While internment may have decreased the odds of Japanese spies in our military and mob violence it is no excuse for the atrocity we put our own citizens through. American citizens, who are granted the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happyness, were robbed of these very rights our country was founded on. Internment camps were often in the middle of nowhere, and in very disatifactory condition for all residing in them. After internment many people, since they could not pay their mortgage loans, lost their homes and life savings causing widespread poverty. These and many other factors are why internment during WWII was unjust and motivated by racial prejudice, not national security.

The Japanese didn't understand how the allies could so easily surrender with no shame or dishonour as they believed that you were either to be killed in the war or commit suicide if captured. This is why they were overwhelmed by the amount of prisoners they had to put in camps. In February 1942 there was 15,000 ‘Australian’ POW, and by mid-1943 only 2,500 remained. In May 1444 Changi had a total of 5,000 Australian POWs of the 11,100 prisoners; who were all crammed into less than a quarter of a square kilometre. In Selarang Barracks, the POW’s camps, unlike others, resorted to commanding officers of the allies (who were also prisoners) to taking care and controlling what happens in the camp.The POWs were given supplies and food and left till

The Japanese internment mainly happened on the west coast of the United States it took place during the World War II and there were a couple reasons why Americans interned the Japanese during WWII. They interned because of their color/ appearance & because there was only a population on 300,000 Japanese people on the west coast & they also didn’t have no access to anything. They did this because of many obvious reasons.

All of the stereotypes and ideas were overlooked after the fall of Singapore. America were formerly racist and they tended to believe that the Japanese were short, weak and short sighted. The Americans even stated that it would be impossible for Japan to fly a plane. For Australia it made them realise that being an ally and a member of the British Commonwealth had no great military value.

During the late 18th century to the early 20th century, east Asia had been imperialized by western powers. Imperialism in east Asia during the period 1750-1945 was beneficial because of the economic growth, technological advancements, and political structure that progressed positively as a result of western imperialism. For example, Japan had been forcefully imperialized by the United States during the mid-19th century, however, the aftermath of this occasion was ultimately beneficial to the Japanese. Japan became imperialized because the U.S. needed a refueling and coaling base in order to trade with other east-Asian countries. Also, they needed a secure place to refuel in the east as Hawaii by itself wouldn’t be able to handle the trading

The events that lead to decolonization are numerous and interlinking and vary widely from country to country. Three critical factors played a major role in the process: the people’s want for independence/mass nationalism, colonial peoples large scale participation in World War I and II, which exposed the discrepancy in living conditions, and the ascent of Japan as a significant military and imperial force.

Singapore and Malaysia were both similarly colonized by the British. However, their development after independence differed in many ways. In this paper, I will examine, with help from resources provided in the course and minimal research, how their colonial experiences affected their political and social development after independence. After which, investigating the depth of influence their colonizers had, and why, differing racial ideologies had the greatest impact on their development.

My research will be based on Political, Economic, and Social Organization of Singapore—an industrialist city-state.  Even though Singapore 's history dates from the 11th century, the island was little known to the West until the 19th century. Singapore is one of the World 's largest ports, because the city of Singapore has become a major port, with trade exceeding that of Malaya 's, Malacca and Penang combined. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the advent of steamships launched an era of prosperity for Singapore as transit trade expanded throughout Southeast Asia (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2010). Singapore is a very

However, the development of Singapore’s society cannot be predicated on pure economics alone. Even though globalization has enabled Singapore to fare well in economic development, however, termed the perils of success, globalization has brought about undesirable

The Republic of Singapore celebrated its 42 years of independence in year 2007. Situated at the southern tip of Malaysia, Singapore currently holds a population of 4.68 million as of June 2007. At 704.0km2, it is ranked 4th in the world for its population density. During the past four decades, the economy as measured by real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), multiplied by over 20 times (Ghesquiere, 2007, p.11). As a small and extremely open economy, Singapore long term survival is very much dependent on the ability to maintain its viable position and remain afloat in the sea of global competition (Mun Heng et al, 1998, p.14).