Sec 2 History - People's Aspirations from 1955

Which one of the following parties DID NOT participate in the 1955 elections?

• People's Action Party

• Labour Front

• The Alliance

• Republic Party

The Labour Front won the 1955 election and established a limited self-government.

• True

• False

Lim Chin Siong was a member of the Labour Front

• True

• False

What best describes David Marshall? (tick more than one)

• Aggressive

• Anti-Colonial

• Sympathetic to the demands of trade unions

• Sympathetic to the demands of Chinese middle school students

Lim Yew Hock was more (a)   with the British as he took firm actions against opponents of the government.

The Hock Lee Bus riots in 1955 took place when the workers from the Singapore Bus Workers' Union (SBWU) went on strike to demand for better working conditions and salaries.

• True

• False

After the 1958 constitution, only external affairs, internal security and d (a)   remained under British control.

In 1959, the PAP won the majority of the seats during the elections. They won _____ of the 51 seats.

• 25

• 30

• 33

• 43

How did the PAP nurture a sense of belonging in Singapore after 1959? (tick more than one)

• They created a National Flag.

• They created a National Anthem.

• They built more roads.

• They ensured there was sufficient food.

Who was Singapore's first president?

• Yusof Bin Ishak

• Lim Chin Siong

• S Rajaratnam

• Tharman Shanmugaratnam