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Question 1:
During World war II, Singapores defenses were so strong that it was considered to be the Gibraltar of the Pacific. However the city fell to the Japanese relatively easy on February 15th 1942. What was the main reason for this?
A. The Japanese assaulted Singapore over land.
B. A night-time Amphibious assault caught the defenders off-guard.
C. Pro-Japanese resistance groups caused havoc in the city, leaving the defenders confused.
D. Superior Japanese Naval forces bombarded the defenders into submission.

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