<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwsA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Malaya" id="mwsQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Malaya">Battle of Malaya</a> and retreat to Singapore.