2. Japanese surrender
• The Japanese surrendered when America
bombed Japanese with an atomic bomb 2
times
• The first one is bombed at the 6th of
August 1945. It is called the Little Boy and
was bombed at Hiroshima
• The second one is bombed at the 9th of
August 1945. It was known as the Fat Man
and was bombed at Nagasaki
3. Celebration of Japanese surrender
• The British troops returned to Singapore on
5th September 1945.
• The people gathered at the Padang and
celebrated the surrender of the Japanese on
12th September 1945
• The General Seishiro Itagaki of Japan and
the Superme Allied Commander for
Southeast Asia, Lord Louis Mountbatten
signed the surrender agreement in the
Municipal building,known as City Hall today
4. Problems after the war
• Lack of housing
• Lack of public utilities
• Food shortage
• Poor health care service
• High unemployment rate
5. Solution for lack of housing
• The government built more houses to
solve a part of the problem
• The government implemented a law on the
control of rent to stop landlords from
increasing the price of rents
6. Solutions for lack of public facilities
• The government forced the Japanese Prisoner
of War to work in restoration works of
repairing water mains, restoring electricity
and gas
7. Solutions for food shortage
• The government fixed the harbor by
clearing sunken ships and the sea mines
which will let ships sail to trade in other
countries
• They also repaired the wharves and
warehouses to store food
• The government distribute food to people
fairly
8. • The People’s Restaurant was set up to sell
food at a low price so that people can
afford it
• Government continued the entrepot trade
so that food supply increases
9. Solutions for poor health care
services
• The government launched islandwide
health campaign
• Vaccinations was done which will help
stop the breakout of diseases
• Medical services was offered by medical
centers throughout the country
10. Solution for high unemployment
rate
• The government will give the unemployed
people suitable jobs
