202 Why was Singapore seen as an impregnable fortress? by Rachel Chong Chia Xin https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd After looking at the two sources on British defences on SLS, share your opinions on whether your view on Singapore as an impregnable fortress would have changed from the previous poll you had done, and why you thought so. en-us 2019-04-24 00:44:00 UTC 2019-05-01 08:07:02 UTC hello@padlet.com E.g. From Ms Ho rachel_chong_chia_xin https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/353578405 From what I have viewed, if I were living in that time period, I would have been quite confident about the defence prepared by the British and would not be so worried about the invasion of the Japanese. There were so many powerful weapons in place, and the British was always so high and mighty, so they should be capable of defending us. 

]]> 2019-04-24 00:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/353578405 Ellen https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354873866 From what I have viewed, If I were living in that time period, I would not be worried about the defence as the article stated there were many strong weapons and ships deployed near Singapore and Malaya to stop people from worrying and how strong the weapons were have been justified by its name and purpose.]]> 2019-04-29 03:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354873866 Yu En https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354875245 Honestly, these articles would have assured me on Singapore's safety as a whole. However, i will still have some doubt as Singapore is a small country while Japan is a big one.

]]> 2019-04-29 03:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354875245 Chloe yzhchloe05 https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354877976 I think that Singapore was pretty safe because of the defense that we had. Singapore would be informed of any attempt made by the Japanese to force a landing nearby. The British also hoped that the presence of a battleship would discourage the Japan from invading more countries. Therefore, because of British and their military defenses, Singapore was seen as an impregnable fortress.]]> 2019-04-29 03:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354877976 Penelope https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354878005 2019-04-29 03:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354878005 Penelope https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354878009 While the presence of these ships and guns are reassuring, i feel that the British are just putting up a show just to boost the moral of citizens and convince them to put their faith in the British to protect them from the Japanese. If not, the people will migrate elsewhere for their own safety, thus causing the British to lose their manpower to keep the economy growing and help them fight the war should the war really break out.]]> 2019-04-29 03:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354878009 benita https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354879016 i think that after looking at the two sources, i would feel quite safe if i was living at that time as the british made it seem like they were very well prepared for any attack that would happen.]]> 2019-04-29 04:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354879016 Ruohua https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354882637 If i were living in that time period, i would most probably think that Singapore would not fall to the control under the Japanese as the British had showed us their powerful and formidable looking weapons and resources such as the battleship, and also because the military headquarters had assured us of good service and military strength to immediately counter any attack made by the Japanese. Moreover, I would eagerly entrust our safety to the British because i would think that they were a powerful and big country.]]> 2019-04-29 04:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354882637 Lam Yu Yang https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354883362 I would not feel safe in Singapore as the japanese had  36,000 footmen and
440 artillery pieces and
3,000 trucks thus, easy to attack by land. first they can destroy our missile launching site then the 3rd Air Division and 
 Japanese Navy can come in and destory the ships, making us discouraged and boom trucks come in.
]]> 2019-04-29 04:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354883362 Jolin https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354883709 If I was living in that time period, I would definitely feel safe living in Singapore, provided the large variety of weapons and air bases stationed in Singapore. Not to mention, the naval bases with vast amount of ships. What do we have to worry about? Japan invading us? Not a chance. With British's help, Singapore is secured and we would not have to worry.

]]> 2019-04-29 04:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354883709 Christine https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354893097 Living in that time period wouldn't have been a worry for me as the source has stated that neighbouring countries have powerful weapons like ships and guns to fend off the Japanese. Singapore has British to protect them and I would personally feel very safe living in Singapore.]]> 2019-04-29 06:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354893097 Kelly https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354898408 Based on the two sources, if i were living in that time period, I would feel quite safe as the British had a strong defence. They had alot of resources and weapons and even a military headquaters. British's powerful front reassured me that they will be able to defend us from Japan's attack.]]> 2019-04-29 06:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354898408 En Qi https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354906886 From what I have viewed, I feel that if I were to live in that time period, I would be safe to say that the British is able to defence Singapore from Japan. It is because from source A, it shows that the British are prepared even if Japan is going to attack Singapore by air. From source B, it shows that the British us trying to scared away the Japanese by giving the battleship a powerful nickname. They also sent more ship to Singapore to boost the morale of the people. Thus, I think that the British have the capability to defend Singapore.]]> 2019-04-29 07:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354906886 jia qi https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354984265 i think that singapore was safe as the British make it look like we were well prepared]]> 2019-04-29 12:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/354984265 NGEE TENG https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/355714170 If i was living in that time period, I would think that Singapore would be impossible to take. This is as the I would find the presence of all these defences comforting. It sound like Singapore had a lot of defences such as big guns and strong air bases. This would make me feel very safe as it seems like singapore is very well defended from any exterior threats. The newspaper also made it seem like there was nothing to fear by singing praises about the british bringing in a warship, such as the Unsinkable.]]> 2019-05-01 08:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_chong_chia_xin/js9woq6rbghd/wish/355714170