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How far did Japanese Occupation change the lives of teenagers?

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Source J                     Jobs                      (During Japanese Occupation)

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Source J                     Jobs                      (During Japanese Occupation)

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The disruption of trade during the Japanese Occupation led to a food shortage, hence food rationing was introduced to solve the problem. Each household could obtain ration cards using the "Peace Living Certificate"

The limited food made it expensive and hence black markets started to thrive, and food was sold at a high price many could not afford.

The Japanese had unlimited "banana notes" as they could simply print more whenever they needed money.This inflated the cost of food and essential items which made life even more difficult for people and black markets continued to thrive. For example, a dozen of eggs which cost $0.20 before the war, had its price skyrocket up to $120.

History - Chapter 6- How Did World War II affect Singapore?

May 1, 2014

Goh Bang Rui, Teacher at Ministry of Education of Singapore
Presentation

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Source I                   Jobs                      (Before and During Japanese Occupation) 

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Source I                   Jobs                      (Before and During Japanese Occupation) 

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Rita Gupta was born in a well to do family. Her father sold black silk and she lived a luxurious life of comfort in a wooden bungalow. Singapore's port was the most important port in southeast Asia and Singapore was enjoying a good economy and there were many rich families.

However, after the Japanese took over, they round up Chinese man with promise of a job opportunity. They were ordered to register, taken to killing grounds and machine-gunned.

There were food shortages as the imports of food had been cut off by the ending of Singapore's entrepot trade. People started turning to black markets. Black markets thrived and people could sell items 10 times its original price.

Life of a Chinese Woman from the Years 1941-1945
18th October 2003
Rita Gupta,
Matric Number: 020312D24
National Institute of Education
Interview

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Source G:                 Food eaten         (Before Japanese Occupation)

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Source G:                 Food eaten         (Before Japanese Occupation)

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Chinese food peddler
1900s
Lim Kheng Chye Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

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Education Source F (During Japanese Occupation)

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Education Source F (During Japanese Occupation)

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Group photograph of Japanese Language students with their Japanese Language teacher during the Japanese Occupation
1942
Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

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Recreation Source D       (Before Japanese Occupation)

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Recreation Source D       (Before Japanese Occupation)

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Group photograph of freshman from badminton team at Raffles College
1936
Raffles College Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

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Political ideology Source B              (during and before the Japanese Occupation)

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Political ideology Source B              (during and before the Japanese Occupation)

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Before the Japanese Occupation:

"Singapore communists' activists had organised fund-relief activities to aid China's war effort"

"boycotts of Japanese goods, demonstrations, donations, sales of flags and paper flowers and events such as concerts and variety shows"

During the Japanese Occupation:
"The British surrendered on Feb 15 1942. The next 10 to 20 twenty days were chaotic everywhere. There were widespread lawlessness and looting and panic"

"behead looters they caught and display the heads for public viewing"

"turned to black market for additional income"

Source: Life of a Chinese woman throughout the years 1941-1945
18th October 2003
Rita Gupta,
Matric Number: 020312D24
National Institute of Education
Interview

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Education Source E (Before Japanese Occupation)

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Education Source E (Before Japanese Occupation)

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Chinese Girl's School students having lessons outside the school, Singapore
c.1900
National Archives of Singapore

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Political ideology        Source A                 (during and before Japanese Occupation)

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Political ideology        Source A                 (during and before Japanese Occupation)

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Before the Japanese Occupation:

"The Baba Chinese leaders"
"Lobbying for free English language primary schools and more scholarships for English- language secondary schools"

"growing left-wing politics in Chinese schools"

"Malayan Communist Party (MCP)"
"some success in infiltrating teacher and student organizations and staging student strikes"

"attempts by the communists and Guomindang to organize labour and lead strikes"

"organize highly effective boycotts against Japanese Goods"

"Chinese merchants who ignored the boycott were severely punished by extremist groups"

During the Japanese Occupation:
"Many of the leaders of Singapore's anti-Japanese movement had already escaped"

"remnants of Dalforce and other Chinese irregular units fled to the peninsula, where they formed the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army"

"Speculation, profiteering, bribery, and corruption were the order of the day, and lawlessness against the occupational government almost a point of honor."

Barbara Leitch Lepoer, ed. Singapore: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.

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Recreation Source C (During Japanese Occupation) 

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Recreation Source C (During Japanese Occupation) 

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Group photograph of Pasir Panjang Rovers football team after winning the Alsagoff Shield in the S.S.A. Soccer League,1943 (or 2603 Japanese Occupation date). Chia Boon Leong is in the front row, second from the right.
1943

Chia Boon Leong Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

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Members: Mo cay(30), Ken(29), Jing Kai(31), Si Jie(34), Zhi Xun(33)

Source A and B:
Chan Si Jie (34)

Source C and D:
Jing Kai (31)

Source E and F:
Ken(29)

Source G and H:
Mo Cay (30)

Source I and J:
Zhi Xun (33)

Class: 203

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Source H:                Food eaten          (During Japanese Occupation)

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Source H:                Food eaten          (During Japanese Occupation)

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Japanese  Occupation, 1942 to 1945 : Sime Road Camp, Syonan-to.  Interned women queuing up fro their rations, too insufficient to maintain life. Later, permission was obtained to purchase food from outside.
1942
National archives and record administration

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JAPANESE OCCUPATION, 1942 TO 1945 : SIME ROAD CAMP, SYONAN- ...

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JAPANESE OCCUPATION, 1942 TO 1945 : SIME ROAD CAMP, SYONAN-TO. INTERNED WOMEN QUEUEING UP FOR THEIR RATIONS, TOO INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN LIFE. LATER, ...