Asian gave up his status in 1945

Singapore was the target of various operations masterminded by Allied forces to disrupt Japanese military activities. Straits Settlements. The Cold War only served to complicate the U. Both the British colonial and Japanese occupation authorities encouraged their local population to grow their own food even if they had the smallest amount of land. After the Japanese surrendered, there was a state of instability anomie in Singapore, as the British had not yet arrived to take control. British Burma.

Rape is thought to have been commonplace, and women throughout Japanese-controlled regions of Asia were brought in to serve as prostitutes. The Manchu government had supported the Boxers, but these reformers--of whom Sun Yat-sen was representative, opposed the government. Japan promised to drive the British predatory lion out and implied that the U.