Canadas involvment in ww2

Question 1

What did japan do after attacking PH

Answer 1

ONLY 8 HOURS AFTER Japan attacked Pearl harbour they began attacking American forces and bases at guam, wake island, the Philippines

and also attacked British colonial possessions at Malaysia Singapore and Hong Kong

Question 2

where did Japanese forces come face to face with over 1900 Canadians

Answer 2

HONG KONG

Question 3

Why were Canadians soldiers in Hong Kong in 1941?

Answer 3

Hong Kong was a British colony and thus when japan got aggressive the British government got worried and sent Canadian troops to support HK in 1941

Question 4

What year did they surrender to the jap

Answer 4

dec 25 1941

Question 5

describe the POW camps japense version

Answer 5

took almost 1700 prisoners
Canadian troops surrendered on Christmas

Canadians were treated poorly with very little treatment and abuse.

Question 6

When did the fall of Hong kong happen

Answer 6

Dec 8, 1941 – Dec 25, 1941

Question 7

how badly were the british forces out numbered

Answer 7

1-4

Question 8

What were the soldiers like

who were they backed up by?

Answer 8

Only a few of the Canadian soldiers being sent had any field experience, Poorly equipped – no vehicles or proper equipment
Backed up by thousands of British, Indian, Colonial and Hong Kong troops totaling over 14,000

Question 9

What did they Japanese have over the Hong kong reinforces that made them win so fast

Answer 9

Using superior air and manpower the Hong Kong defenders were quickly overrun

Question 10

who was Sgt. John Osborne

Answer 10

Sgt. John Osborne was awarded the Victoria Cross for jumping on top of a Japanese grenade saving the lives of his fellow soldiers

Question 11

Brigadier Lawson,

Answer 11

the Canadian commander was killed in action fighting against Japanese troops. The Japanese gave him a proper burial for his bravery.

Question 12

What was it like for the British forces fighting

Answer 12

very little hope because of how outnumbered they were

• no reinforcements
• inexperienced troops
• defenders being worned out and tired

Question 13

How many did the japense take prisoners at Hong kong

and what did Private Don Nelson say about the Japanese treatment towards pow

Answer 13

Japanese took almost 1,700 Canadian prisoners. The Canadian troops surrendered on Christmas Day 1941.

As Private Don Nelson of Winnipeg explained, the –They were pretty rough on us.
-They tied our hands together with barbed wire. A lot of boys that fell and couldn’t walk because they were wounded so badly, they were cut loose and bayoneted right there. They don’t believe in taking too many prisoners…”

-only a bit of rice to eat at each meal, and regular beatings and murders of enemy troops