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1 — I learnt how ww2 started with the Japanese and how they invaded countries
2 — I’m May (10) and I like anime and marvel

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I learnt that the Japanese invaded Southeast Asia for essentials like oil and coal.

-One thing about me is that I like drawing.

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1. I learned that the british was racist and complacent
1 thing about me is that I am from temasek

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1) I learn that the Japnese was in need of resources and land and had attacked malaya as malaya held most of the world's resources for tin and rubber

2) My name is Allysyia (03) and I like  anime and to draw :)

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1) The British improved the law and order of Singapore, and the administration and governance.
3)I like to keep quiet in class

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1) I learnt that Japan entered World War II because of power recognition and limited resources.
3)I'm Cai Xuan and I likes to play games with my friend.And one of my favorite subject would be Science~

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1.i learned that the Japanese made use of the causeway that the British had partially blown up, to invade Singapore.

im serene (15) i like to watch anime and play games

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2) Both because the british weakness as they underestimated the japanese troops and the japanese was very smart and strong that was why singapore fell under the japanese
3) my name is awfiyah and i like playing rhythm games

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I would say more of it was due to the Weakness of the British and the superiority of Japanese weapons and technology but many other factors also contributed such as no reinforcements and communication blunders.
Firstly, Mindset
The British were overconfident that they could handle the rising sun easily, therefore, underestimating the Japanese military might in all navy, air and army sectors. The British also felt that Singapore was a strategic location that protected the British interest in the Far East and thus made it an "impregnable fortress" further bolstering the mindset of an in- conquerable Singapore.
On the other hand, The Japanese were extremely aggressive and resilient to be as powerful and rich as the Third Reich in Germany. They also had to secure the rich natural resources in the Pacific, further motivating them to conquer and become the masters of the Pacific.
Secondly, Superiority of the Japanese military in terms of weapons and technology.
For example, British anti tank guns were rendered obsolete against the Japanese tanks. The British were also using old and outdated planes which was so bad that British piolets called them " Flying Coffins". The Japanese Navy also better than the Royal Navy in numerically and were also more modern.
Thirdly , Tactics
The with the superiority in tech, the Japanese had no doubt achieved air and navel superioriy. We all know that especially air supremecy is extremely
important during a battle as it can effectively blow targets out from the air and also with surprise of the enemy is unprepared, making it fatal for him/her. Japanese also had deceptive tactics that allowed less resistance against them. The Japanese also used surprise tactics such as attacking from the jungle where British weren't expecting. Communication blunders such as retreating to areas before Japanese attacked. British were also unable to sent reinforcement as they were needed in the European Theatre. Making any attempts of a counter-attack next to impossible due to lack of troops. Japanese troops were also experienced as they had fought a war with China also

Overall, Singapore's surrender was expected due to the carelessness such as sending 2 battleships alone without any air escorts and also the unpreparedness of the British Army. The fact that japan defeated an impregnable fortress is really plumming into new depths of irony.
To me, Singapore could have put a better fight against the might of the Rising Sun.

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(2) Both, the British did not take the Japanese seriously, underestimating them.

(3) My name is Shanel, student number 13. I like stuff related to detective work. I like Danganronpa and Assassination Classroom.

also why is this all over the place

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2) I learnt that the Japanese invation was fast and sudden, and British had underestimated the Japanese (overconfident) and having the racism thought of Japanese, which made British fall.
3) My name is Perry, no other special hobbies, but I like to shut myself from the world and maybe do some reading, going into my own reading world. (but most books are in Chinese😅)

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I learnt that the Japanese weren't cross-eyed like the British said...

1 thing about me is, I can fly.

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2) I learn that British was overconfident, and also underestimate the Japanese, which leads to the fall of Singapore

3) Hi, my name is Liang Xuan, you can call me daphne as well, I like music ALOT, and I also love sports. During my free time, it's time for me to watch ANIMEEEEEEEE ( please don't mine me with that pic)

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2) In today's lesson I learned that Singapore fell because the British was  overconfident in their defense and underestimate the Japanese.

3) Hi, I'm Owen (my name in the name list is Moh Siew Fung but you can just call me Owen) I like Math and Chinese, and loves to play rhythm game (CytusII, Deemo, etc.) and ANIME

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2) Singapore fell due to the British's weakness, which was underestimating the Japanese. The British thought they were an inpregnable fortress as it had many cannons stationed near the sea, as they thought the Japanese would invade by sea. And the high amount of air bases made the British felt they could concur any enemy who approaches them. Furthermore, due to the British's racism behavior, they underestimated the Japanese soldier for not having the ability to see through the night, which they would refer to as 'cross-eyed'. They were wrong. The Japanese were fast, fierce and aggressive, which was know as the 'Japanese blitz''. They're army power were strong, enough to overtake many countries. They were smarter than the British as well, which gave them the advantage to have a better plan which of course will counter the allied force's plan. Overall the Japanese were underestimated deeply by the British, thus made the allied force lost and surrendered.
3) My name is Xuan Yu and I am not an introvert due to my quiet actions in your class , I'm just tired.
I need my sleep.

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2. Singapore fell because of both Japanese strengths and British weaknesses. The British thought they were an impregnable fortress and they anticipated that the Japanese would come from the north- east and continued to stay there and guard.  However the Japanese went to capture the Bukit Timah area and thus letting singapore to lose all their vital food and fuel supply. At the same time, the British were racist and overconfident  and said this like Japanese are like blind bats at night cannot shoot properly.

3. Hi. I’m Cei Ee (ignore person on the right.) I like to dance.               ✌︎('ω')✌︎

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I learned that Japanese invade southeast Asia for resources. There are resources such as coal, oil and rubber that Japanese need. Japanese would invade southeast Asia to get the resources that they need which they would not be able to obtain in their country.
My name is Felicia. I do not really have anything really special to share with you. But I thought that I can share with you that I really like Chinese and my books at my house is all in Chinese with just a few English books.

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1) Singapore was the major British military base in South-East Asia and was the key to British imperial interwar defence planning for South-East Asia and the South-West Pacific. The fighting in Singapore lasted from 8 to 15 February 1942, after the two months during which Japanese forces advanced dowm the Malayan Peninsula

3) My name is shawn and i like basketball 🏀🏀
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Singapore fell due to the British under estimating the Japanese. The British had racial stereotypes. They thought that the Japanese were cross eyed, so they couldn't see properly and would shoot themselves, and that they had night blindness and couldn't see clearly in the night. Which was false. The Japanese had a strong military force, with the ability to destroy allied defences and managed to defeat british, australian, indian, local and malay troops to secure Singapore. The British was also fighting a war in Europe, as they were busy dealing with Nazi Germany that was moving in to capture the United Kingdom. A part of the Japanese being able to capture Singapore was due to them following the german's tactics of 'Blitzkrieg'. Which is a military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through the employment of surprise, speed, and superiority in material or firepower. They used it to fight back against the maginot line when the germans were fighting the french, and they won. Despite the British's best efforts to defend Singapore, Singapore, rumoured to be an impregnable fortress, it still fell to the japanese's hands.

3) My name is Kwong Yean Hung. And I like to learn about history.

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1) I learned that the Japanese were in desperate need of resources and land and that lead to the idea of invading other countries for it in order to rise.

3) My name is Alleyah Shafiqah (2) though Shafiqah is preferred. Fun fact about me is that I like pastel things and sometimes collect them. That's it.

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1) I learnt that the Japanese were fast, ferocious and aggressive

3) My name is Yu Ze (20) from 2E3 I like science and playing computer games I’m really good at shooter games and pvp games (skill based games in general)

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the japanese needed more resources

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The Japanese invaded Malaya because of the amount of resources they have compared to Japan.

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I learnt how Japanese wanted to start ww2 and invade south east asia
Javier (25) and I love to play game (competitive pokemon and mobile legend)

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2. Both, because the British was overconfident and was
racist towards the Japanese

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Hi everyone!

Please fill up the exit pass for today's lesson :)

Choose to respond to either  1 OR 2. Everyone to answer 3.

(1) Share one thing you learnt from today's lesson about the Japanese Occupation.

OR

(2) Did Singapore fall because of British weakness, Japanese strengths, or both? Write a short response to this.

(3) Upload a picture of yourself (with your name) and share with me one fun fact / interesting thing you would like me to know about you :-)