World War 2: History Notes
History Content Notes
Coverage
British Colonial Rule
-Role of Immigrant communities
Contributions
Chinese Secret Societies
British Governance
System of rule
Chinese Protectorate
Piracy
Police Force
Education, Health and Infrastructure Developments
Japanese Occupation’s Impact on Singapore
- Japanese Invasion and Occupation
Reasons for British Defeat and Japanese Victory
Japanese Occupation and its Impact
Lessons learnt from British Defeat and Japanese Victory
Singapore’s Path to Independence
Return of the British
Postwar problems
Rise of Nationalism
Struggle against British Colonial Rule, 1948-1959
Strikes and Riots, 1940s-1950s
Achieving full self-government
Communism as threat in Singapore
In and out of Malaysia
Reasons for Merger
Problems faced during merger
Separation
British Colonial Rule
Role of the Immigrant Communities
Singapore and Malaya had contact with other societies very early on, and its designation as the British’s Empire’s strategic free port only helped to improve Singapore’s networking with the world outside.
Profile of Immigrants
Mostly men who just wanted to earn money and go back home.
Too poor to bring in their women and governments like Manchuria were against female emigration until the 1850s.
But a considerable number decided to stay and brought their families over or married locals
Traders carrying goods
Why they came
Pull Factors
Push Factors
For the Chinese:
British had a free immigration policy to attract a Chinese workforce. No restrictions were forced on the migrants.
Good job opportunities in the Tin Industry, where the indigenous Malays did not want to work.
Offered job contracts under mining operators through an indenture system.
- Chinese Worker Rights were being protected by the British
- Singapore’s geography made it a safe place from floods and droughts and natural disasters unlike China.
For the Chinese:
The Southern Chinese citizens
Coverage
British Colonial Rule
-Role of Immigrant communities
Contributions
Chinese Secret Societies
British Governance
System of rule
Chinese Protectorate
Piracy
Police Force
Education, Health and Infrastructure Developments
Japanese Occupation’s Impact on Singapore
- Japanese Invasion and Occupation
Reasons for British Defeat and Japanese Victory
Japanese Occupation and its Impact
Lessons learnt from British Defeat and Japanese Victory
Singapore’s Path to Independence
Return of the British
Postwar problems
Rise of Nationalism
Struggle against British Colonial Rule, 1948-1959
Strikes and Riots, 1940s-1950s
Achieving full self-government
Communism as threat in Singapore
In and out of Malaysia
Reasons for Merger
Problems faced during merger
Separation
British Colonial Rule
Role of the Immigrant Communities
Singapore and Malaya had contact with other societies very early on, and its designation as the British’s Empire’s strategic free port only helped to improve Singapore’s networking with the world outside.
Profile of Immigrants
Mostly men who just wanted to earn money and go back home.
Too poor to bring in their women and governments like Manchuria were against female emigration until the 1850s.
But a considerable number decided to stay and brought their families over or married locals
Traders carrying goods
Why they came
Pull Factors
Push Factors
For the Chinese:
British had a free immigration policy to attract a Chinese workforce. No restrictions were forced on the migrants.
Good job opportunities in the Tin Industry, where the indigenous Malays did not want to work.
Offered job contracts under mining operators through an indenture system.
- Chinese Worker Rights were being protected by the British
- Singapore’s geography made it a safe place from floods and droughts and natural disasters unlike China.
For the Chinese:
The Southern Chinese citizens