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U4: C2- Decol of British Malaya - Coggle Diagram
U4: C2- Decol of British Malaya
What led to Malaya's independence?
Formation of Alliance (Intercommunal cooperation)
Member System
Give local leaders exp in govt
1955 Election
Alliance (UMNO, MIC, MCA) won 51/52 seats
1952 Election
MCA+ UMNO won 9/12 seats
Establishment of independent Malaya
Reid Commission (1956)
Recommendations of constitution and preserve the rights and special privileges of bumiputera
Merdeka (31 Aug 1957)
Independence of Malaya
Merdeka Mission (1956)
Persuade Brit govt to give independence. Brit gave concessions instead
Role of Communist movement
Malayan Emergency (19 June 1948)
Malayan People's Anti-British Army had force of 3000 men
Started to get more violent in their actions
Emergency Law (1948)
Police and soldiers have power to arrest w/o trial
Roadblocks on active communist areas
Citizens 12 years and older must have identification card
Briggs Plan
New Village
Operation Starvation
6 Oct 1951, British High Commissioner Sir Edward Gent murdered by MCP
Psychological Warfare
Increase citizenship for non Malays, e.g Chinese
Pardoning MCP members who surrendered
System of rewards for info abt communists
Give out pamphlets calling for communist to give up