1. The Occupation of Hong Kong
Hong Kong's garrison, composed of local troops as well as British units and foreign infantry battalions from India and Canada were prepared for the attack. ... As number of people decreased, Japanese military was not able to correct expected amount of money from them. ... On December 26, 1941, the day introduced the military yen, the exchange rate was fixed, and the rate between Hong Kong dollar and the military yen was two to one. ... Japanese military got a military expenditure by exchanging the military yen to Hong Kong dollar. ... While on the other hand, Japanese military yen was not...
- Word Count: 1898
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: Undergraduate