Merdeka! A Recap of Chp 7 & 8 (Focusing on 1955-1965)

This political party won the 1955 Elections against the British's expectations. It gave Singapore its first two Chief Ministers

• People's Action Party

• Workers' Party

• Singapore Progressive Party

• Labour Front

1955 is frequently termed the year of riots and protests. Which riot happened in 1955?

• Anti-National Service Riots

• Hock Lee Bus Riots

• Maria Hertogh Riots

• Racial Riots

Tick the reasons why Chinese middle school students were highly anti-British.

• Chinese-medium schools received little support from the British

• British associated the Chinese with communism and frequently arrested Chinese students

• Poor job prospects of Chinese-educated in colonial Singapore

• British did not allow political parties to have Chinese-speaking leaders

• British could not solve fights between different Chinese dialect groups

Tick all the options that apply to the PAP's leadership in the 1950s

• Multi-racial

• Trade union leaders

• English-educated

• Chinese-educated

• Left-wing politicians

The Labour Front leader that SUCCEEDED in getting the British to agree to self-government due to his ability to manage protestors and riots was...

What was strategies used by the Malayan Communist Party / communists in Singapore after WWII?

• Infiltrate trade unions and schools

• Infiltrate political parties

• Instigate strikes and riots

• Bribe British officials

• Participate in 1955 and 1959 elections

The PAP won the 1959 elections for self-government

• By a small margin

• By a landslide

Due to disagreements over merger within the PAP, the party split. Those who opposed merger formed their own political party, the Barisan Sosialis. As a result, the PAP leadership in 1962 was now mainly left with the...

• Moderate politicians (less radical/extreme in the views)

• Left-wing politicians (more radical/extreme/reformist in their views)

• English-educated

• Chinese-educated

Which of the following opposed the merger proposal in 1962?

• Tunku Abdul Rahman

• Indonesia

• Barisan Sosialis

• British

Which is the logo of the Barisan Sosialis?

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