Research On The Construction Of National Memory In Singapore's Second World War

Southeast Asia in World War ? was invaded by Japanese iron hooves,and during the three years and eight months of the Japanese occupation period,it left a painful memory for the people of all ethnic groups in Southeast Asia.The essence of historical memory is that we are based on the construction of history in today's time and space scenarios,not in the face of historical passive products.In different eras,we often have different interpretations of the same thing;in the same historical event,some countries will remember,and some countries choose to forget.In the process of modernization in the countries of Southeast Asia after the war,the history of the Japanese occupation period generally showed two attitudes of memory and forgetting.The purpose of this study is to explore the special role and practical significance of Singapore's national memory of World War ? and the memory of war in the country's construction in the context of complex times.During the three-year and eight-month period of the Japanese occupation,the people of Singapore were politically under the pressure of Japan's high pressure,economically naked extortion,the control of materials under the war-fighting policy,and the indiscriminate issuance of banknotes,which made the people in a dilemma.The cultural stupid policy left a black traumatic memory for the hearts of Singaporean people.The national memory of Singapore's World War ? presents two distinct attitudes,but in essence it is a major policy that serves the country's construction.In general,the 20 th century was the dividing line between the late 1980 s and the1990 s.In the early days of independence,Singapore was devastated and ruined;the riots of Maria and the riots of the Muslim prophets were still vivid,and the national contradictions were still in a heated state,the political situation was unstable,and the people's hearts were scattered.Under the guidance of pragmatic principles,Singapore's national leaders put economic construction at the forefront,trying to downplay the sad memories of World War ?,that is,the forgetting of selective memory,with the aim of maintaining economic cooperation with Japan.However,since the 1980 s,Singapore's economy has made remarkable achievements.The young Singaporean who grew up in the greenhouse has lacked a sense of history and was influenced by Western self-interested ideas.To change the state of "the city without soul",the Singaporean countries began to adjust the country's development strategy and vigorously promote cultural construction,includingstrengthening the historical memory of World War ?.Especially since the 1990 s,in the context of the end of the Cold War,local riots have been frequent,and the global identity crisis has once again been challenged.Singapore's national leaders have incorporated the historical memory of World War ? into the track of national identity building.Memorial halls,exhibition halls,commemorative plaques,cemeteries,and various related organizations commemorating World War ? have sprung up.The commemoration of the anniversary,the commemoration of the event,and the revision of the history textbook reflect the adjustment of the Singaporean government in the direction of World War ?.In the early post-war period,the conflict between the behavior of the lower-level ethnic group and the indifference of the Singaporean government,the challenges posed by the memory of the masses and the response of the state;how to realize the localization of the memory of transnational wars during the transformation of the historical memory of World War ?,and successfully incorporated The track of national identity construction is the focus of this research.