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I know that it was a tough period for a lot of families when the Japanese invaded Singapore

Numerous British soldiers were being captured and held in concentration camps

Many innocent people were being assassinated because they were thought to have been British spies

They gained the trust of the public’s through propaganda

There was starvation present

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I want to know why it took so long for the British to end it (political reasons?)

Why did the Japanese choose to invade Singapore

How did the people survive?

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living conditions in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation was grim due to the scarcity of many basic necessities. Rice, salt, cooking oil and cloth were some of the essential items that had to be rationed.

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Why did they choose to invade singapore in the first place

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-The Japanese  occupation was a tough time for Singapore
-it was on 1942, 15 February that the Japanese invaded Singapore, on Chinese New Year day
-The Japanese rode into Singapore on their bicycles

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Gardeners, preparation of war, more detail into citizens’ lives

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There were a lot of deaths

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How it affected the Japanese, why the soldiers (not gov) went to war, and how did they feel

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-  It started on the 15th of February, 1942

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About how and who the different people were and how they came togetherness to save and continue the gardening work.

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Those staff who were unlucky were sent to the Siam-Burma railway to work

The garden’s staff and their captors put in a lot of work into preserving the gardens and its invaluable research

They build brick steps leading to the Plant House

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- Why did the Japanese chose to occupy Singapore?
- How was life during the Japanese Occupation?

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- I know that a lot of people lost their lives, and dealt with many problems that constantly arrived
- There wasn’t much freedom for the people
- Rationing of food occurred
- It lasted for 3 years

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I know that people living then had a hard time.
I know that it started on 15 February 1942.

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- I want to know why they infiltrated Singapore

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I want to know how did the people live during the Japanese Occupation.

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-It lasted from 1942 to 1945
- Many innocent people who were taught to be spies for the British and siding China in the war were killed
-the Japanese gained trust from people through propaganda
-The Japanese also made learning the Japanese Language compulsory
-the Japanese were unable to provide enough food and good healthcare, hence many people had malnutrition and went through starvation.

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- Singapore was renamed Syonan-to, which means "Light of the South Island"
- Many people were killed and tortured
- Hard time for many people

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-A few days after the occupation started, a lot of workers were killed at the Siam-Burma railway

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I learnt what happened to the people working at Botanic Gardens during the Japanese Occupation.
I learnt about what happened to the Botanic Gardens during the Japanese Occupation.

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How did people survive the Japanese occupation?

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- it started on 15 February 1942
- rationing of foods
- mistreatment of people
- currency inflation
- poor state of society afterwards

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More about war crimes against civilians during that period

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The Gardens were still in operation throughout the war, although many workers met with a painful fate

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- why did the occupation took so long to end
- how people managed to survive the Japanese occupation

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The gardens and museums managed to survive the occupation and continued researching as the Japanese believed that  preserving the cultural and scientific heritage of Singapore is important.