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CHPT 9: How did SG safeguard its independence for 1965 - Coggle Diagram
CHPT 9: How did SG safeguard its independence for 1965
Meaning of the word
Safeguard
Protecting/ Preserving
Independence
SG standing as a sovereign nation
Security
Safety from the
War
Invasion
Attack by other country
Learning target
Explain why the security challenges faced after independence made SG vulnerable
Singapore faced this challenge because of inadequate defence force to deal with the international tensions.
British were withdrawing their military force/ troops from SG on 1 November 1971
Why inadequate defence
SG's defence are mainly depend on the British military forces, but they planned to withdraw it in 1970s.
Konfrontasi
Indonesia conducted campaign of terrorism called 'Konfrontasi' (Regional tensions)
They bombed up the Mcdonald's house
on 10 January 1965
Indonesia was against Federation of Malaysia
Security challenges faced by SG
External threats
Communists Terrorism
Refers to acts of violence carried out by individuals or groups who advocate the communism mindset.
Making Singapore's internal security to be insecure by:
Bomb explosion
Fighting
Example
Malayan Communist Party (MCP) had done
Killing of a seven-year-old girl in Changi in 1970
Bomb explosion in Katong in 1974
Attempted assassination of Singapore's Commissioner of Police in 1976
Malayan Communist Party (MCP) want
Bring
Communism
in Singapore
International Terrorism
Example
Foreign terrorists hijacked the ferry boat Laju and held crew members hostage. The terrorists had earlier attacked the Shell oil refinery on Pulau Bukom in an attempt to disrupt the oil supply from SG to South Vietnam
From other country like
Ukraine
Reason
Discrimination towards other races
Vietnam War
War
After konfrontasi, Lee Kuan Yew made safety to be the upmost aim in SG due to
Protect SG and economics
SG is a vulnerable country
Konfrontasi causes panic in every Singaporeans heart
How did Measures introduced to help to manage the security problem
Deterrence
Building a defence force
Introduction of national service
Diplomacy
Strengthening Relations with the world
Strengthening military cooperation with other countries
Establishing Diplomatic relations with other countries
Joining Regional and International Organisation