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chapter 7 (how did the people in singapore respond to british rule after…
chapter 7 (how did the people in singapore respond to british rule after world war II
external developments that influenced people responses to british rule
weakening of colonial rule
the defeat of European forces by asian power, the Jap empire and the Jap occupation further accelerated the growth of anti colonial feelings
after Jap surrender, many people saw it as an opportunity to
rise up against European colonial ruler and take control of their own destinies
India, gained independence in 1947 from the british
Indonesia gained independence from the dutch in 1954
the Vietnamese overthrew the french colonial masters
growing influence on comunism
a new kind of conflict called the cold war emerged at the end of world war II
war between US and the USSR (union of soviet socialist republics)
Britain was concerned that is colonies such as Malaya and Singapore would fall under communist control in their fight for independence
the MCP (Malayan communist parties) had people support, especially from the Chinese whom the yhelped resist the Japanese during the world war
the MCP wanted to end british rule and establishing communist governments in Malaya and Singapore
they worked to influence traded unions and Chinese middle schools
attacked rubber plantations and tin mines, many of which were owned by the British
MCP was declared illegal in July 1948
British fear of communism deepened after the victory of the Chinese communist party led by Mao Zedong
how did the British attempt to win local support
metting housing challanges
many houses were destroyed during the war
population was rapidly growing as it experienced a post war baby boom
lived in overcrowded conditions and many lived in slums
to adress the problem
the Singapore improvement trust accelerated the building programm
despite their efforts, many people still did not have proper homes to live in
addressing food shortages
the war had disrupted trade and shipping which affected the flow of food into singapore
neighbouring rice producing countries did not have enough rice to export to Singapore
this caused food rationing and malnutrition
the British built people restaurants which were cheap ways for people to get foo
managing industrial unrest
unsatisfactory living conditions and food shortages led to a wave of strikes
in 1947, there were over 300 strikes in singapore, which involved over 70000 workersz
many workers involved in strikes wanted immediate changed to their working coditionsw
british suspected that communists working with trade unions were stirring up anti colonial feelings in instigating strikes
thus a law was passed in 1947 that all unions had to register with the government, this enabled the government to monitor the membership which reduced strikes
rebuilding the economy
economic revival was crucial to improving the lives of people in Singapore
without the revival of trade and industry, people in Singapore would not have jobs and the government would not have sufficient tax revenue
british repaired the ports that had been damaged during the war
help restore its status as a prominent trading port
allowing local political participation
as a bid to win local support, the british held an election in 1948 and for the first time, people in singapore had a say in who would represent them in the legislative council
fist step towards democracy
very little people ended up voting in the end