<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwvQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" id="mwvg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a> begins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sook_Ching" id="mwvw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sook Ching">systematic extermination</a> of perceived hostile elements among the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_in_Singapore" id="mwwA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Chinese in Singapore">Chinese in Singapore</a>.