chap 7

Question 1

how did external developmenys influence the ppls response yo british rule after ww2

Answer 1

weakening of colonial rule and growing influence of communism

Question 2

what were the contrast in thoughts of who should have control in thr country by the usa and the ussr

Answer 2

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 )

Question 3

what were the contrast in thoughts of the usa and ussr with how should the country be created and shared

Answer 3

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

Question 4

what was rhe contrast between what the usa and ussr thought of how important individual interests compared to societys overall interest

Answer 4

usa valued individual freedom

ussr valued community benefits than individual freedom

Question 5

how did the british attempt to win local support
5 points

Answer 5

meeting housing challenges
addressing food shortages
managing industrial unrest
rebuilding the economy
allowing political participation

Question 6

how did the british attempt to win local support by meeting housing challenges

Answer 6

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

Question 7

how did the british attempt to win local support by addressing food shortages

Answer 7

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

Question 8

how did the british try to win local support by allowing local political participation

Answer 8

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

Question 9

name the two riots that happened in the early 1950s

Answer 9

maria hertogh riots
anti national service riot

Question 10

what caused the maria hertogh riots and what was thr outcome

Answer 10

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

Question 11

what caused the 1954 anti national service riots and what was the outcome

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

what happened after the anti ns riots

Answer 12

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

Question 13

name the two ways the british responded to the changing attitudes of the locals

Answer 13

the rendel constitution
1955 elections

Question 14

when was rhe rendel constitution formed

Answer 14

july 1953

Question 15

when did the first election where locals had a say occured

Answer 15

1948

Question 16

when did the mariah hertogh riot occur

Answer 16

1950

Question 17

when did the anti ns riots occur

Answer 17

13 may 1954

Question 18

why was rhe rendel constitution formed

Answer 18

to find out how locals can play a more active role in the givernemtn

Question 19

what happened during the rendel consituyiyon amd give examples to the roles given to lcoals

Answer 19

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

Question 20

how did the rendel constituition help singapore

Answer 20

provided an important step in singapores journey towards self governemmt

Question 21

what was the labour fronts motive for sg

Answer 21

immediate independence for sibgapore and prioritised improvement of workers rights n working conditions
extend citizensjip to china born immigrants

Question 22

what was the ppls action partys plan for sg

Answer 22

opposed british rule
immediate independence

Question 23

which party won the april 1955 elections

Answer 23

labour front

Question 24

what caused rhe hock lee bus riots and what was the outcome of the workers violence

Answer 24

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

Question 25

who supported the workers going on strike during the hock lee bus riots and how

Answer 25

chinese medium school students sent food and entertainment to them

Question 26

how did the police try to stop the workers during the hock lee bus riots and what happened

Answer 26

spray water hoses at them but they persisted by throwing bricks stones and bittles at them causing the desth of 4 ppl

Question 27

when did the hick kee bus riot end

Answer 27

14 may 1955

Question 28

how was the hock lee bus riot stopped

Answer 28

government helped negotiate an agreement with hock lee bus company and the dismissed workers got their johs back

Question 29

when did the first merdeka talk occur

Answer 29

april 1956

Question 30

why and when did the chinese middle school riot occur

Answer 30

september 1956 lim uew hocks government banned chinese middle sch students union because of its supposed communist acitivites

Question 31

what was the outcome of banning singapore chinese middle school students union scmssu

Answer 31

5000 students took over their school demanded re registration but protests failed. gocernment expelled 142 cchs and chs students as suspects if anti government activities

Question 32

when and what happened after the chinese middle sch ppl protest against expulsion of students

Answer 32

on 24 oct 1956 lim yew hock made a broadcast asking students to leave sch by 8pm the next day
students grew more defisnt and were violent for three days to the extent of malayan troops coming inti singapore
13 diwd 120 injured

Question 33

when did the second merdeka talk occur

Answer 33

1957

Question 34

whay was the outcome of lim yew hocks second merdeka talk

Answer 34

secured full internal self governemnt for singapore
sg known as state of sg

Question 35

which party won the 1959 election

Answer 35

pap

Question 36

what happened on 3rd december 1959

Answer 36

yusof ishak was the new head of state
singapore statw flag, state crest and national anthem revealed