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The Washington Pact was the first attempt to curb the Jspanese military path
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Japan had become a threat to british outposts in South East Asia.
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The U.S placed an embargo on the extract of oil to Japan cutting off 80% of its supply, As they defied the u,s and u.k terms and conditions by invading a nother country.
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A week proir to the invasion the Japanese studied the terrain to plan their battle stratagies.
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Japanese landed on Pulau Ubin, which is the Imperial Guards Division.
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Japanese started their attack on the North West coast of Singapore.
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The Japanese successfully captured Choa Chu Kang. Their aim was to take over Bukit Timah.
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The 18th division fought the 1st and 2nd battalion of the Malay regiment.
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Over 200 peope found dead. The massacure was revenge by Japanese soldiers.
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Was a malayan soilder who was hung upside down from a cherry blossom tree, in the battle of Bukit Chandu.
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The official surrender agreement was signed.
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It was a genocial attack on Chinese males, Over 16,000 were massacred by the Japanese.
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The Japanese occupation in Singapore cut down food, and started a food shortage. The “grow your own” food campaign was implemented by the Japanese.
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A nuclear bomb exploded in Hiroshima, Japan. Despite the nuclear bomb, the Japanese emperor refused to surrender. A second nuclear bomb exploded in Nakasaki, Japan. As a result, over 14,000 people died. The emperor feared that more people would die. Therefore, he announced that he would surrender.
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British went back to Singapore, as the Japanese signed the surrender agreement in City Hall.