The Malayan Emergency

The Malayan Emergency is often known as...

• Britain's Chernobyl

• Britain's Vietnam

• Britain's Pearl Harbour

• Britain's Big Bargain Bonanza

When did the Malayan Emergency occur?

• 1948 - 1960

• 1922 - 1935

• 1987 - 2013

• 1914 - 1918

When did Britain first "gain a foothold" in Malaysia?

• 1914

• 1888

• 1786

• 1998

Malayan Communists fought for or against Britain during WW2?

• For

• Against

Why were the (mostly) Chinese-Malayan Communists angry at Britain?

• Britain had stopped them from talking to their mums

• Britain had promised citizenship but then withdrew that offer to appease Malayan nationalists

• They thought the Queen was a lizard

• Mao had sent them birthday cards asking them to hate the British

True or False: Britain didn't appoint a Director of Operations until two years into the emergency

• True

• False

Tre or False: people caught helping left-wing parties were arrested

• True

• False

Which chemical, later used in Vietnam by the US, was used during the Malayan Emergency by the British?

• Colonel Purple

• Captain Black

• Private Red

• Agent Orange

True or False: a State of Emergency has the same laws as a war, so Britain had to act humanely during this conflict

• True

• False

To "win" the conflict, what did Britain do?

• Give citizenship to Chinese Malayans

• Give the country independence

• Install a Nationalist government friendly to Britain before leaving

• All of the above