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WorksheetsMerdeka! A Recap of Chp 7 & 8 (Focusing on 1955-1965)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
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...
(a)
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?
Tick the reasons why some people in Singapore SUPPORTED merger.
For a common market with Malaya
For security, in terms of joint tackling of communism
For race, so that Malaya would have more Chinese
For achievement of independence from the British
In theory, when Singapore merged with Malaysia, there were promises of a common market. In a common market, there are no (a) (taxes) on traded goods. In other words, free trade.
Tick the reasons why some people OPPOSED merger.
Concerned about Malayan politicians being corrupt
Concerned that people in Singapore would not have the same citizenship rights as those in Malaya
Concerned that Singapore citizens would be discriminated
Skeptical that merger would bring economic benefits for Singapore
To decide on the form of merger, the PAP conducted this on 1 Sep 1962
Election
Survey
Poll
Referendum
Why did the Barisan Sosialis encourage people to cast blank votes during the Referendum?
It was a way to show rebellion against the PAP
There were no options to vote against merger
Name the popular Chinese-educated politician that opposed merger. He was formerly a PAP member and was seen to be as charismatic as Lee Kuan Yew
Lim Chin Siong
Hock Lee
Mee Tai Mak
Lim Yew Hock
The KL Central Government was run by the Alliance Party. It is made up of three parties, the United (a) National Organisation (UMNO), the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) and the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA).
Why did the KL Central Government delay the formation of a common market with Singapore?
Fear that Malayan goods would face competition from Singapore-made goods
Dislike for Lee Kuan Yew and PAP
Fear that Malayan goods would be seen as too cheap
Desire to earn more from taxes
Singapore government had to give an agreed portion of its revenue to the KL Central government as taxes. The amount Singapore was forced to contribute to KL increased from __% to __%
From 10% to 30%
From 20% to 40%
From 40% to 60%
Which of this was NOT a reason why there were tensions between UMNO and the PAP?
The PAP believed in multi-racialism, but the UMNO believed in communalism
The PAP was too Chinese-dominant
The PAP had contested in the General Elections in Malaysia in 1964, winning 1 seat
UMNO did not expect to perform poorly compared to PAP in Singapore's elections in 1963
The PAP and other opposition parties in Malaysia believed in a __________ Malaysia, where political parties represent the interests of all citizens, regardless of race. This went against the UMNO's vision.
Malaysian
Malay
Malayan
What is the name of the PAP Minister for Social Affairs, who became a target of UMNO's anti-PAP campaigns?
Othman Wok
Lee Kuan Yew
E.W Barker
S. Rajaratnam
The tensions between Singapore and Malaysia, and between the UMNO and PAP boiled over into racial riots on ________. Hence, this date is now commemorated as Singapore's Racial Harmony Day.
21 July 1964
22 July 1964
23 July 1964
24 July 1964
