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What are we doing today?What are we doing today?
What is WWI?What is WWI? Who were involved?Who were involved? Why did it happen? Why did it happen? Draw relations between the War in Draw relations between the War in
Europe and AsiaEurope and Asia
Voices from the Past …Voices from the Past …
““We…shall destroy a third of the population in nearby lands. We We…shall destroy a third of the population in nearby lands. We shall achieve this by starvation. Physically breaking them will be shall achieve this by starvation. Physically breaking them will be more effective, especially among the young.” more effective, especially among the young.”
— —Nazi Officer Gerd Von Rundstedt, 1942 Nazi Officer Gerd Von Rundstedt, 1942
Benito Mussolini (Italy) and Adolf Hitler (Germany)
Consider whether this is a man,Who labours in the mudWho knows no peaceWho fights for a crust of breadWho dies at a yes or a no.
Picture from a Nazi Concentration Camp Picture from a Nazi Concentration Camp
Nazi soldiers displaying the bodies of Jewish victims to the Nazi soldiers displaying the bodies of Jewish victims to the
German public.German public.
Japanese Occupation in MalayaJapanese Occupation in Malaya Heads of Sook Ching Heads of Sook Ching Victims displayed to Victims displayed to the publicthe public
Samsui Women
The mushroom cloud that rose over The mushroom cloud that rose over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
A child killed on the spot A child killed on the spot
in Hiroshima.in Hiroshima.
A woman with very bad A woman with very bad burns rushed to the burns rushed to the hospital in Hiroshima. hospital in Hiroshima.
Hiroshima right after the bombing.Hiroshima right after the bombing.
World War II
Who? When? Why?
When?When?
Who?Who?
What?What?
Why?Why?
Whitley Secondary School
Name:_________________
Class:_________________
Chapter 6: How did WWII affect Singapore?
Who?Who?
The AlliesThe Allies (Britain, France, Russia and America)
VS
The Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan)
Who?Who?
World War II was a war that World War II was a war that was waged between two was waged between two hostile camps – the Allies hostile camps – the Allies and the Axis Powers.and the Axis Powers.
America, Russia, Britain and America, Russia, Britain and France were the Allies. The France were the Allies. The Axis Powers refers to Axis Powers refers to Germany, Italy and Japan.Germany, Italy and Japan.
What?What?
A major war that was fought between two hostile camps – the Allies and the Axis Powers. Many
countries from all the major continents were involved.
It was the greatest It was the greatest human slaughter human slaughter that the world has that the world has ever seen.ever seen.
More than 100 More than 100 million soldiers were million soldiers were mobilized to fight. mobilized to fight. More than 43 More than 43 million people died million people died – many of them – many of them civilians.civilians.
When?When?
1939 - 19451939 - 1945
When?When?
World War II lasted World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945.from 1939 to 1945.
It was more of a world It was more of a world war than World War 1. war than World War 1. WHY? WHY?
Because more Because more countries from the countries from the major continents – major continents – Europe, Africa and Europe, Africa and Asia were involved.Asia were involved.
When?When?• In Asia, War started with In Asia, War started with
Japan’s bombing of the Japan’s bombing of the Marco Polo Bridge in Marco Polo Bridge in China in 1939.China in 1939.
• In Europe, it started with Germany’s invasion of 1939 in Poland.
WHY?WHY?
Treaty of Versailles (1919) Germany ordered to pay millions of dollars in
war reparations. Caused great humiliation to Germany;
poverty and hardship increased.
Rise of Fascism Strong government supported by military
power.
WHY?WHY?
Expansionism Nazi Germany wanted global domination. Japan wanted all of Asia as its colony
Policy of Appeasement Britain and France thought that Germany’s
expansionism could best be controlled by giving in to its demands. Germany and Japan took this as a sign of the Allies’ weakness
World War Two
The Allied PowersBritain, France, Russia and America
The Axis PowersGermany, Italy, Japan
How did World War 2 affect Singapore?
Fall of Singapore
Life during the Japanese
Occupation
Immediate post-war problems
V.S.
What have we done today?What have we done today?
What is WWI?What is WWI? Who were involved?Who were involved? Why did it happen? Why did it happen? Draw relations between the War in Draw relations between the War in
Europe and AsiaEurope and Asia
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