Merger n Separation

How did Singapore become an independent nation?

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• Through a peaceful transition of power

• By winning a war of independence

• Through a declaration of independence

• hrough a merger with Malaysia

Why did Singapore want to merge with Malaya in 1963? All of the above

• To achieve political stability

• To strengthen their economic prospects

• To prevent communist influence

• To take over Malaya

What was Malaysia's response to the merger?  

• Agreement and support

• Initial hesitation and concerns

• Outright rejection

• Conditional acceptance

What led to Malayan opposition to the merger?

• Concerns about discrimination and economic impact

• political differences and power struggles

• Cultural and social disparities

• Too many Chinese in Singapore

Why did Singapore want to merge with Malaya

• resources

• market

• increase number of Chinese

• win elections in Malaya

How did Tungku Rahman resolve the issue of too many Chinese?

• make the Chinese go back to China

• make Chinese non citizens

• add the land of Sabah n Sarawak into Malaysia

• encourage the Indians and Malays to have more children

Why was Singapore expelled from Malaysia?

• political and economic differences

• racial riot

• leaders hated each other

• Singapore refused to close the Bank of Malaya

• Malaya became independent

Reorder the following

• Singapore was kicked out of Malaya

• Singapore merged with Malaya

• Malaya was formed

• Rendell Commission

Konfrontasi mean

• conflict

• confrontation

• confuse

• convenient

The Federal govt wanted to close the Bank of China because

• it was sending money to support the communists in China

• it was giving the Chinese better interest rates

• it was cheating people of investment policies

• it was a spy organisation