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    The Japanese were able to capture Singapore in just 50 days for several strategic reasons. Singapore was a key location for oil supplies and trade routes. It also had a large military presence of over 100,000 soldiers from Australia, Britain, India, and Malaya led by General Percival. However, the Japanese under General Yamashita launched a surprise air and artillery attack on February 8th that broke through the Australian defenses. Within a few days they had taken the Singapore side of the Causeway and the village of Bukit Timah. Low supplies and ammunition caused Percival to surrender on February 15th, allowing the Japanese to capture Singapore.

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    The Japanese were able to capture Singapore in just 50 days for several strategic reasons. Singapore was a key location for oil supplies and trade routes. It also had a large military presence of over 100,000 soldiers from Australia, Britain, India, and Malaya led by General Percival. However, the Japanese under General Yamashita launched a surprise air and artillery attack on February 8th that broke through the Australian defenses. Within a few days they had taken the Singapore side of the Causeway and the village of Bukit Timah. Low supplies and ammunition caused Percival to surrender on February 15th, allowing the Japanese to capture Singapore.

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    The Fall of Singapore

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    The Japanese were able to capture Singapore in just 50 days for several strategic reasons. Singapore was a key location for oil supplies and trade routes. It also had a large military presence of over 100,000 soldiers from Australia, Britain, India, and Malaya led by General Percival. However, the Japanese under General Yamashita launched a surprise air and artillery attack on February 8th that broke through the Australian defenses. Within a few days they had taken the Singapore side of the Causeway and the village of Bukit Timah. Low supplies and ammunition caused Percival to surrender on February 15th, allowing the Japanese to capture Singapore.

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    How Did the Japanese

    Capture Singapore?

    Alex Lang, Lilly Findlay, Erin Leahy


    Why Singapore?
    Oil
    Strategically good position
    Strong defence
    They supported China
    Singapore was connected to
    Malaya- who had great resources
    Yamashita & Percival
    Only 50 days after the Japanese defeat of Malaya the
    Battle for Singapore had begun.

    Australia, Great Britain, India, and Malaya, soldiers helped


    to make up the 100 000 Military personal

    February the 8th- the Japanese directed a strategic air and


    artillery attack on the north-west coast. Australian defense
    was broken.

    February 10th- The Japanese had successfully taken the


    Singapore side of the Causeway.
    February 11th- Bukit Timah village was taken.

    Alexandra Hospital Massacre, 200 died.

    Food, water and ammunition supplies were low,


    causing Percival to surrender
    Bibliography

    Bateson, C 1968, The War With Japan, Horwitz Group Books,


    London
    Robertson, J 1985, Australia goes to War, Mead & Beckett INC,
    Macquarie, Sydney

    Australian War Memorial 2010, Battle for Singapore,


    Accessed 31st August 2010, URL:
    <http://www.awm.gov.au/units/>
    National Archives of Singapore 2010, Battle for Singapore-
    1942, Accessed 31st August 2010, URL:
    <http://www.s1942.org.sg/s1942/dir_defence5.htm>

    Smith, P 2004, The Battle for Singapore, Accessed 31 st


    August 2010, URL <www.historylearningsite.co.uk >

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