Generals At War - The Battle of Singapore

Term 1 Week 3 2015

A video clip about the Battle of Singapore.

Please answer the question below after you have watched the video.

 

Question: Why was the British Army defeated by the Japanese Army?

• Please list down on a separate piece of paper, the possible reasons based on the video that you have watched. Be prepared to discuss this in class.

Japanese Expansionism Before and During WWII

Term 1 Week 2 2015

Watch the following video clips about Japan's expansionism before and after WWII and answer the question below.

PART 1 (watch all)

 

PART 2 (until 00:04:50 only)

Question: Why Did Japan Get Involved in WWII?

• Please provide your answers on a separate piece of paper and discuss it in class.

DIARY OF A GIRL IN CHANGI, 1941 - 1945

Many of us have read the diary of Anne Frank. But how many of us are aware that there is another diary written by a girl who lived on our local shores around the same time as Anne Frank.

A Diary of a Girl in Changi is a wartime diary kept by a 17-year-old girl imprisoned during World War II. Her account is a girl's point of view about the war and Japanese occupation in Malaya.

This book is available at the Singapore National Library -- Catalog No. English 940.547252092 ALL -[WAR]

ACTIVITY

Please write a short book review below if you have managed to borrow and read this book during the holidays.

Do remember to write your name and class on your review.