History
- Always quote your evidence
- Write 2 paragraphs for every essay question
- Do not provide vague answers → be more specific
- Explain every piece of evidence you have provided
- Understand what the question is asking before answering
- Answer like its not english
Sec 2
● Life during the japanese occupation(1942-1945) in Singapore
➔Life - posiive/negative
❖Education & work
❖Food & health
❖Living in fear
❖Resistance group
➔Singapore - does not mean the locals were singaporeans
➔People - chinese/malays/eurasians/indians/europeans/POW
❖POW - prisoners of war
15 february 2023
2023 WA1 Practice Paper
1a. Study source A
1. Annotation → use “PICTURE” abbreviation
People: japanese soldier using his bayonet as a broom to sweep away
skulls; people who were beheaded and on display
Items: many skulls on the street of singapore; japenese flags were on
display
Captions: “keep syonan clean campaign” → anti-japanese elements
Things in the background: japanese flags
Underlying attitude of the writer/creator: cartoonist has a bad
impression of the japanese during JO (mocking them)
Remember your content: japanese started the sook ching operation to
rid singapore of anti-japanese elements, in particular the chinese who
supported China in the sino-japenese war
Evaluate your answer
1b. Study Sources B and C.
How different are sources B and C? Explain your answer.
Source B: An oral interview with Chew Ann Sim, a worker who worked with the
Japanese during the Japanese Occupation.
It was very common to see corpses lying on the roadside when you go to
Chinatown. There were very few dogs or cats or even rats. They were all
eaten up by the people. And we ate a lot of tapiocas, very little rice and
sugar. And we were short of clothings. Some people even used the gunny
sack* to wear as clothings. There were a lot of opium dens in Chinatown
and gambling stalls in amusement parks.
Where I worked, the Japanese staff were very nice to the local staff. In fact
we were all friends. During the emperor’s birthday, they were happy and
gave us some cakes and drinks.
* a large bag made of rough, heavy cloth
Source C: Adapted from The Syonan Times, 16 March 1942.
Saturday, 14 March, brought to a close the first month of Japanese rule over
Syonan-to. A complete transformation had taken place, and we now see a
smiling, clean looking city, looking forward to a greater period of prosperity
under Japanese rule. Indeed, there was no doubt that Syonan-to was
benefiting under the Japanese Greater East-Asia Co-prosperity Scheme.
The greatest benefit to Syonan people during the month has been the
continuation of the electric light and water services and supplies. Today, we
are free and equal members of a new government which offers freedom
and equal opportunities to all.
Similarity: japanese treated the locals well
Difference:
1. Source B tells me that people/locals had a hard life
2. Source C tells me that locals had a good life
SOC: whether the locals had a good life under the japanese rule
Chapter 7
2 external event that affected the reaction on singapore’s reaction on the
british returning (singapore’s desire to be free from british rule)
1. Weakening of colonial rule
● European states → bankrupt after WWII
● Impact of WWII → idea of european superiority was
questioned
● 3 countries gained independence:
- India (1947)
- Indonesia (1949)
- Vietnam (1954)
2. Growing influence of communism
● Conflict emerged after WWII between USA & Soviet union →
the cold war
● Ideology (democracy vs communism)
➢USSR → China (chinese immigrants in singapore were
influenced)
Reasons why the Anti-National Service Riots broke out in 1954
(Choose 2 for PEEL essay)
- Chinese students were against the disruption of their studies
(due to World War 2 and the Japenese Occupation, many
postponed their education because of unconducive
environments and during the Japanese Occupation, the
implementation of learning japanese culture and language)
- Chinese students were against British colonial rule [the British
gave unfair treatment and displayed biasness towards the
english-medium schools. (e.g. dedicating more than 70% of the
national education budget to the english-medium schools, a
little more than 5% to the chinese-medium schools and the
rest to all the other kinds of schools that existed in singapore
at that time)]
- Chinese students were influenced by the idea of Communism
(the chinese students had received support from the
pro-communist trade unions and organisations)
1955 Rendall Constitution
● The british wanted to give more political power to the locals to
reduce riots
- Get the locals involved in the government
- Greater say in governing Singapore
➔6 local ministers controlled the areas of:
❖Education
❖Health
❖Housing
❖Trade & Industry
➔3 british ministers controlled the areas of:
❖External affairs
❖Defence
❖Finance
❖Internal security
❖Law
3 main parties participated in the 1955 elections
- PAP (People’s Action Party)
➔Aims for immediate independence and promise to
improve worker’s welfare
- SPP (Singapore People’s Party)
➔Aims for gradual self government by working with the
british
- LF (Labour Front)
➔Aims for immediate independence, improve worker’s
rights and working conditions and promise citizenship
for China-born immigrants
Purpose (SBQ)
● VAMIEECK
V - verb
A - audience
M - message
I - impact
E - elaborate
E - explain
CK - contextual knowledge
- Describe (4m)
- Explain (6m)
● PEEL (Describe)
P - point (factor)
E - elaboration/examples
E - explain (outcome/impact)
L - link
● SEQ (Explain)
