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=== Name of members :Beatrice Ng, Ellen Ng , Jessadelle Ng , Ng Si Qi ===

Q: Why did you treat the prisoners that way? List some reasons.
===A: Some of us wanted to avenge our dead comrades, but to most of us the war didn't matter. We just wanted victory so we would have what we wanted and what we needed. Treating the prisoners this way would show aggression.===

Q:What is the most important factor that cause the British to lose the war?
===A:The British had confidently predicted that the Japanese would attack from the sea. This explained why all the defences on Singapore pointed out to sea. It was inconceivable to British military planners that the island could be attacked any other way – least of all, through the jungle and mangrove swamps of the Malay Peninsula. But this was exactly the route the Japanese took. Q: Why were your so confident in yourselves? A: We thought the Japanese were weak and easy to defeat. We took the matter very lightly. (Si Qi & Jessadelle, 13/2/2009 )===


 * ASSIGNMENT 2: LIFE DURING WAR**

__experiences__
===** -Captors regarded punishment and constant beatings as a sport -prisoner-of -wars could not escape because they would be captured ultimately and then executed -POWs were all treated like criminals because the Japanese thought that they should have commited hara-kiri(ritual suicide) -About 16,000 Allied PoWs and some 90,000 Asians died building what was then known as the Thailand-Burma railway-34 prisoners were put into a cattle carriage,with the door closed -The door was closed and there was no ventilation. - POWs had to do our ablutions inside that carriage. - POWs would get off the train to relieve themselves, but then there were some who were too weak to get out -At the end of the five-day journey, two people in the carriage had died -Prisoners were ordered to lay the lines in the railway  - Prisoners had to cut bamboos that was poisonous  - almost all the prisoners had ulcers on their hands,arms and legs - Some prisoners had to have their hands,arms and legs amputated - Many men that was prisoners of war died within a day of contracting cholera  - Rations consisted mainly of rice and dried vegetables and no meat - Japanese would just beat the prisoners for no reasons and for slightest excuse <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">- Prisoners also worked in a grave-digging party after the completion of the railway <span style="color: rgb(191, 29, 191);"> - Prisoners were not untouched by the deaths which they saw and the suffering they endured <span style="color: rgb(20, 179, 210);">- Prisoners grew to become callous like the Japanese and grew to accept that lives was cheap <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">- played a joke on a guard <span style="color: rgb(191, 29, 191);"> - scolded by guard <span style="color: rgb(181, 23, 181);">-Prisoners would have to eat bread and noodles which is hard and rubbery. -People lived with constant fear. -Tapioca and sweet potatoes are the only food to be eaten in the world war. -The meat and vegetables were never fresh. -The people did not have any entertainment. -Rice had weevils or stones in it. -Sugar was damp or adulterated. -Many people died from illnesses as they had no medications. -Many people had a huge decrease of weight lost. <span style="color: rgb(41, 38, 161);">__effects__ **===

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-We should be appriciative that we are not born at that time and have to go through lots of difficulties. <span style="color: rgb(38, 242, 44);"> - <span style="color: rgb(38, 242, 44);">We should be fortunate that we were born at the time when war was not occuring and are living fortunate lives. ** <span style="color: rgb(37, 255, 0);">-I hope that Singaporeans would not make the same mistake to rely on other countreis and be more independent. -I hope that people can look at the Japanese at another angle and not blame the younger generation for what the older generation did. -I feel that we should forgive and forget as the Japanese soldiers are very remourseful. -I think we should treasure our present lifestyles and not complain about things that dosen't go the way that we hope it would happ <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">en. ( <span style="color: rgb(245, 126, 77);">Everybody <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)
 * Effects The effected people were not only the POWs but their families & friends. However, there were some advantages like learning how to count in Japanese. The POWs also learnt the meaning of teamwork & friendship by working together. They kept their spirits up by staying together. Although they had many disadvantages, where lives were lost, they didn't give up and pulled until the very end. That was the good thing. The bad (or maybe say sad) thing, in general, was that they felt both emotional and physical pain. **======
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">__Thoughts__ <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">

WAS THE ATOMIC BOMBING ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI NECESSARY? THE ATOMIC BOMB: The atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon. It produces it's energy from nuclear fission. It is made specifically from the nucleus of the atom. The atomic bomb is also known as atom bomb (abbreviated as A-bombs)
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THE BOMBING: 6 (Hiroshima) and 9 (Nagasaki) August 1945 are to date the only attacks with nuclear weapons in the history of warfare. The Americans a-bombed these two Japanese cities after bombing of 67 other Japanese cities at the executive order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman. HIROSHIMA: As many as 140,000 people killed, atomic bomb called 'little boy' NAGASAKI: As many as 80,000 people killed, atomic bomb called 'fat man' Since then, thousands more have died from injuries or illness attributed to exposure to radiation released by the bombs.

WAS IT NECESSARY? Yes: It was necessary. It made the Japanese surrender and ended the cruel, brutal war. It is a good plan. No: The project was too expensive. ( <span style="color: rgb(242, 7, 21);">Ellen <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, 26/3/2009)