Allied soldiers
What kind of tasks did Allied POWs have to do in JAPANESE camps?
Build the railway and military airfields with no machinery (bare hands)
What does POW stand for?
prisoner of war
Japan's WW2 railway project through Burma was called "______ railway"?
Death Railway
What kinds of tasks did Allied POWs have to do in a GERMAN camp?
working on farms and factories
Why did the Japanese disrespect and torture their POWs?
They believed surrendering was shameful. Death before dishonour
What kind of food was given to POWs in JAPANESE camps?
Gruel, rice blended with milk or water, not nutritious
Where did most Australian soldiers get captured by the Japanese?
Singapore
What rights do POWs have according to the Geneva Conventions?
Food, water, medical aid, shelter, protection from torture
What was 'beri-beri' disease?
A disease caused by vitamin B deficiency, resulting in nerve damage and heart failure
What fraction of Allied POWs die by the time the war ended?
1/4
Who actually gave their POWs basic rights/followed the Geneva Conventions?
Germans and other European camps
What was a stalag?
German POW camp
Causes of death for POWs?
maltreatment/torture, malnourishment/starvation, overwork, disease
What charity's parcels were given to POWs in German camps?
Red Cross
The treatment of POWs depended on...?
The nationality of the POW and the country capturing them