FOREST FRENZY
A material on Earth that people find useful and whose value can change over time.”
What is a resource?
These materials, needed for weapons and machinery, were among the key resources Japan sought in Southeast Asia.
What are metals/rare earth elements?
This major economic exchange involved cotton, opium and wool going to China, and tea, silk and porcelain going back to Britain.
What is the India-China trade?
This important waterway near Singapore was one reason the British wanted a trading post in the region.
What is the Straits of Malacca?
This brave military unit fought fiercely at Pasir Panjang but was eventually outnumbered by Japanese forces.
What is th Malay Regiment?
Resources that can be replenished naturally within a short time.”
What are renewable resources?
These fortifications and gun batteries were built around Singapore to protect it from enemy naval attacks.
What are coastal defences
This British-controlled location in Sumatra was far from the main India–China trade route, making it less useful for protecting British trade
What is Bencoolen?
This term refers to a region where a country is recognised by others as having dominant control.
What is the sphere of influence?
These ‘tourists’ and ‘barbers’ secretly gathered information on British roads, railways, and defences before the invasion.
What are Japanese spies
The climate experienced near the equator with high temperature and rainfall all year.
What is the tropical climate?
This brutal screening operation targeted civilians in Singapore to identify suspected anti-Japanese elements.
What is Sook Ching?
These valuable products—such as pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon—drove European competition in Southeast Asia
What are spices?
This agreement allowed the British to set up a trading post in the southern part of Singapore under Raffles’ leadership.
What is the 1819 Treaty?
This period began after the British surrendered on 15 February 1942 and lasted until 1945.
What is the Japanese Occupation?
Trees in this climate do not shed all their leaves at one time.
What is evergreen vegetation?
This physical marking made the Japanese suspect someone was anti-Japanese during Sook Ching.
What are tatoos?
This type of port allows ships to trade without heavy taxes, making Singapore attractive to merchants from around the world.
What is a free port?
This agreement gave the British full control over the whole of Singapore?
What is the 1824 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance
Japanese troops trained specially for this type of fighting so they could move quickly through Malaya’s dense forests.
What is Jungle warfare
These pointed leaf tips allow water to run off easily.
What are drip tips?
These actions were carried out by people demanding better living conditions and political change in post-war Singapore.
What are protests?/riots/strikes?
This term describes why Singapore’s position along major sea routes made it valuable for controlling trade.
What is a strategic location?
This term describes a country that supports and cooperates with another, especially in times of conflict.
What is an ally?
Colonel Masanobu Tsuji set up this type of unit to study jungle fighting.
What is a special research unit?
Plants that grow on other trees for support and sunlight.
What are epiphytes?
These American fighter planes were part of Singapore’s air defence and contributed to the British belief that the island was well protected.
What are Brewster Buffaloes?
This writing method helps students structure answers using a Point, an Example and an Elaboration.
What is PEE?
This powerful trading organisation represented British interests in Asia and paid the Sultan and Temenggong for control of Singapore.
What is the East India Company?
This U.S. action cut off a vital resource Japan needed, pushing it closer to war in 1941.
What is oil /steel/ embargo?