Monday, July 14, 2008List of some Post War Problems :
There were shortage of FOOD:
The problem was terrible. The rice-producing countries has no extra food to sell. The war has also disrupted the harbour as sunken ships has blocked the harbour. This has resulted the difficulty for shipping food to Singapore.To solve the problem, the British had the sunken ships and explosives laid by the Japanese cleared from the sea. This made way for ships to transport food to Singapore.The food shortage problem was gradually solved as trade between Singapore and other countries picked up.There were shortage of HOUSES:Houses were scarce and rents soared high. Many poor people who could not afford the rents shared the houses with many others. As a result, the living condition was both overcrowded and unhygienic.Besides food, there were water and electricity shortages too. The streets were dirty and dark. The British made the Japanese prisoners-of-war repair the water mains and machinery in power stations.There were EDUCATION PROBLEMS:Many children did not attend school during the Japanese Occupation. As a result, there were many overage students after the war who wanted to go to school. Hence, the British had to build schools fast enough to meet the great demand for education. Many houses were destroyed by the Japanese before they leave as they wanted the British ro have a hard time rebuilding Singapore.An old man and his grandson were picking up rice grains as it was precious and expensive at that time.
Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival
26 December 1887
to
31 January 1966
Percival decided to surrender to the Japanese as he did not want civilians to suffer anymore.
