Enquiry question: How did Singapore journey towards self-government?
Period I
- Review: 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:
- 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)
- Understanding goals: What was the significance of the 1955 Singapore Elections?
- What were the political aspiration of the Singapore Labour Front?
- Why did the 1956 London Talks fail?
- Was the 1957 London Talks a success?
- Review: What was the significance of the 1955 Singapore Elections?
- Understanding goals: What after self-government?
- What was important about the 1958 Singapore Constitution?
- What was at stake in the 1959 Singapore Elections?
- Performances:
- Compare Singapore's constitutional development with that of Malaya? Was Singapore's constitutional development lagging that of Malaya's? Why was this so?
- Assessment:
- SBQ 2004: The 1957 Talks were controlled by London
- to be attempted in class
