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Chapter 9 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 9
Security challenges
racial tensions
Different races went against eachother
Social peace and national unity were threatened.
British military withdrawal
British withdrew military troops
Singapore could no longer depend heavily on British forces for defence.
Communist threat
Communists wanted to spread their influence and challenge the government.
Political instability and unrest could threaten Singapore’s security.
lack of natural resources
Singapore has little land so they are unable to grow their own resources
Singapore had fewer resources to defend itself
Konfrontasi
Singapore became less safe and faced threats to its people and economy.
Indonesia opposed the formation of Malaysia.
Bomb attacks and acts of sabotage happened in Singapore.
Methods of deterrence
National Service (NS)
Introduced in 1967.
Singaporean men were trained to become soldiers.
Built up the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and increased Singapore’s ability to defend itself.
Building up the SAF
Singapore bought weapons and equipment.
Made Singapore stronger
Total Defence
Singapore encouraged citizens to defending the country.
Made Singapore more prepared for different types of threats.
methods of diplomacy
Joining ASEAN
Singapore became a member of ASEAN in 1967.
Improved Singapore’s relationships with neighbouring countries
Building international relations
Singapore developed relations with other countries
Gave Singapore international support and helped protect its independence and security.