chap 7 Flashcards
how did external developmenys influence the ppls response yo british rule after ww2
weakening of colonial rule and growing influence of communism
what were the contrast in thoughts of who should have control in thr country by the usa and the ussr
usa believed in democracy and free election which could be contested by more than one political party
ussr believed in dictatorship where a person or a small group rules with unlimited power ( one party rule )
what were the contrast in thoughts of the usa and ussr with how should the country be created and shared
usa believed in private ownership where people could own businesses and buy and sell goods
ussr believed that goods should be allocated to people according to their needs, thus the government would control all farms and factories
what was rhe contrast between what the usa and ussr thought of how important individual interests compared to societys overall interest
usa valued individual freedom
ussr valued community benefits than individual freedom
how did the british attempt to win local support
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meeting housing challenges
addressing food shortages
managing industrial unrest
rebuilding the economy
allowing political participation
how did the british attempt to win local support by meeting housing challenges
since there was shortage of housing as most were destroyed during wartime and the birth rate increasing, this resulted in overcrowding in homes. fhe singapore improvement trust built a lot of housing and shop units to accommodate the overcrowding
how did the british attempt to win local support by addressing food shortages
the british established the peopls restaurant to provide affordable meals as malnutrition was widespread because of the growing population and the lack of rice abd food production
how did the british try to win local support by allowing local political participation
british held an election in 1948 which gave the people of singapore a chnace to give a say in who would represent them in the legislative council
name the two riots that happened in the early 1950s
maria hertogh riots
anti national service riot
what caused the maria hertogh riots and what was thr outcome
in 1950 adeline hertogh, tried to reclaim maria through thr court in singapore and new report portrayed the issue as a religious issue between islam and christianity which lead to muslims disappointed
riots occured where people overturned and set cars on fire and rhe euro and eura were targeted
18 died 173 injured after three days of riots
what caused the 1954 anti national service riots and what was the outcome
the previous war had distrupted the education of young males and NS will distrupt it more. this caused 500 chinese educated students to protest on 13 may 1954 and the british deployed riot plolice. 26 were injured and chnese medium schools were closed the next day.
what happened after the anti ns riots
this caused students to lock themselves up in classrooms on 22 may 1954 at chung cheng high school where they sang songs cinducted their own lessons and went on hunger strikes which made the british postone ns refistratiin
name the two ways the british responded to the changing attitudes of the locals
the rendel constitution
1955 elections
when was rhe rendel constitution formed
july 1953
when did the first election where locals had a say occured
1948
when did the mariah hertogh riot occur
1950
when did the anti ns riots occur
13 may 1954
why was rhe rendel constitution formed
to find out how locals can play a more active role in the givernemtn
what happened during the rendel consituyiyon amd give examples to the roles given to lcoals
people wld be able to elect locals to control certain parts of government
council of misnisters headed by the governor and with the chief minster and five other local ministers and three british minsiters
six local ministers control education health housing trade n industry
how did the rendel constituition help singapore
provided an important step in singapores journey towards self governemmt
what was the labour fronts motive for sg
immediate independence for sibgapore and prioritised improvement of workers rights n working conditions
extend citizensjip to china born immigrants
what was the ppls action partys plan for sg
opposed british rule
immediate independence
which party won the april 1955 elections
labour front
what caused rhe hock lee bus riots and what was the outcome of the workers violence
workers of hock lee bus company felt mistreated then went on strike
229 wrokers dismissed causing hunger strike and prevented busses from leaving the bus depot
threw stones at police
