Handouts for Grades 11-12
Handout 3.2: Response Guide for Canadian Prisoners of War
Use the materials provided to make notes about each of the following questions. Use your notes to prepare a written response on the topic, " Hong Kong , December 1941 to the present:' Include in your written response information related to all questions listed below:
- quotations from the text to support your responses
- accurate details and complete explanations to show that you understand the issues
- your own stand and feelings on the issue to summarize your response
Focus Questions
1. What led to Canadian troops being sent to Hong Kong in 1941? Provide reasons why this seemed a
good idea from the points of view of the British and Canadian governments.
2. What were living conditions like for those who went into POW camps? Include specific information
about the numbers of those who were captured, killed and fell ill to various diseases. What
international war crime laws in effect during this time did the Japanese treatment of prisoners
violate?
3. What is your view of payment to the Canadian Hong Kong Veterans in 1998 by the Canadian government?
What is your view of the Japanese government's obligation to the veterans? What do you think of the
veterans' reaction?
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