Topic: Singapore's Constitutional Development, 1945-1955
Enquiry Question: What was Singapore's prospect after separation in 1945?
PERIOD I
- Understanding goals:
- How was Singapore linked to Malaya?
- Administrative centre of the Straits Settlements, Residential System & Federation
- Economic transhipment hub and entrepot centre
- Strategic/military role as bastion of British power in the Far East
- Why was Singapore left out of the Malayan Union & Federation of 1948?
- Racial composition factor
- Strategic/military factor
- Security- Communists threat factor
- What did the British do for Singapore's constitutional development?
- Limited constitutional experiments: some voters, few parties, fewer seats
- Rendel Commission & Constitution
- Rise of left-wing unionism, activism and politics
- Performances
- Give evidence and explain how these consideration affected Singapore's prospects after 1945:
- How was Singapore linked to Malaya?
- Why was Singapore left out of the Malayan Union & Federation of 1948?
- What did the British do for Singapore's constitutional development?
- Assessment
- SEQ: Constructing Explanation & Reaching Judgment
- Explain why Singapore was not included in the Federation of Malaya, formed in 1948. (12)
- How beneficial was the impact of the Rendel Commission report (1954) on the people of Singapore? Explain your answer. (13)
- To be completed for presentation on 23 Feb 07
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