Sec 1 History revision - Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

Singapore's location benefit from the monsoon winds. Which direction do the two monsoon winds come from?

Countries that had economic interest in Asia and sought to control the Straits of Melaka in different historical periods include all the countries below EXCEPT for

• China

• Saudi Arabia

• Portugal

• The Netherlands

• Japan

How did early Singapore become an important trading centre? Choose the possible options below.

• Srivijaya's decline as an empire

• Trade with China and Southeast Asia increased

• Trade shifted away from Srivijaya to parts of India

• Srivijaya faced external threats from the Chola Kingdom from the 11th Century onwards

• Ports northwards of Srivijaya started to enjoy more trade.

In the 15th Century, Singapore declined as a port city. State three reasons for Singapore's decline.

Why did the British become more involved in SEA in the 19th C? Choose the correct options below.

• Because they wanted to educate the local population

• Because the India and China became important

• Because they were interested in the tin and rubber industry

• Because they were interested in the spice trade

There are 3 reasons why the British established a Trading Post in Singapore. What were they? Choose the correct 3 options below.

• The Dutch controlled the spice trade and controlled trade along the Straits of Melaka and the Sunda Straits. The British wanted to break this monopoly.

• The British wanted to build a stronger relationship with China and Singapore had a population of Chinese who kept in close contact with their relatives in China.

• The British had two trading ports in Penang and Bencoolen that were not suitable for controlling the main trading route between India and China as they were too far away.

• Singapore had a naturally sheltered harbour and a good supply of drinking water to replenish British trading ships. Its location was also in the mid-point of the India and China trade route.

• Singapore had a strong leader in Sang Nila Utama that could protect British trading ships.

What were the contributions of Major William Farquhar? Choose the best 3 options below.

• Set up defence positions at Government Hill

• Signed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty

• Signed the 1819 Treaty

• Set up a police force

• Made Singapore a free port and encouraged many traders to come

What were the contributions of Sir Stamford Raffles? Choose the best 3 options below.

• Designed the Singapore Town Plan

• Shut down gambling dens

• Set up a botanical and experimental garden to cultivate cash crops such as cloves and nutmeg

• Build up the Police Force

• Created the Chinese Protectorate

What were the contributions of Johan Crawfurd? Choose the best 3 options below.

• Introduced the Chinese Protectorate

• Reintroduced public gambling and sale of opium licences

• Created Singapore's first newspaper

• Introduced the first traffic lights in Singapore

• Signed the 1824 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance with Sultan Hussein and Temenggong Abdul Rahman