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Signing of the 1819 Treaty
Who: Sir Stamford Raffles, Tengku Hussein (Sultan of Johor), and Temenggong.
What: Met to sign a treaty
When: 1819 Feb 6
Where: In the southern part of Singapore
Why?: To sign the 1819 treaty. -
Signing of the 1819 Treaty
Who: Sir Stamford Raffles and Tengku Hussein
What: Signing of the 1819 Treaty
When: Feb 6 1819
Where: Singapore
Why: To allow Stamford Raffles to set up a trading settlement -
Singapore: From a Fishing Village to a British Possession
Who: Sir Stamford Raffles
What: Landed in Singapore
When: 28 January 1819
Where: Singapore
Why: Sir Stamford Raffles was looking for a British settlement and he found Singapore. -
Opening of the Suez Canal
Who: Ferdinand Le Lesseps thought of the idea
What: The Suez Canal
When: Nov 17 1869
Where: Singapore
Why: To set up a trading place in singapore -
The Dutch Monopoly of trade
Who: Sir Stamford Raffles
What: Made the Dutch Monopoly of trade
When: Early 1900s
Where: Singapore
Why: Because a lot of other countries surrounded Singapore and it would be easy for all of the countries to go there. -
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World War One- Effects on Singapore
Who: British, Japan, and other countries
What: World War One
When: June 28 1914 to Nov 11 1918
Where: Singapore
Why: Because Japan wanted to take over the whole Asia -
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The Great Depression
Who: Singapore's citizens
What: The Great Depression
When: 1929 29 october to late 1930 or early 1940
Where: Singapore
Why: Because it was the World war so a lot of houses were destroyed and most people lost their jobs. -
World War Two- Beginning of War and War in Europe
Who: A lot of countries
What: Beginning of War
When: Started on 1939 Sept 1
Where: Europe
Why: Because Japan wanted to take over -
Europe Engulfed in War
Who: Hitler
What: Invaded Soviet Union, Britain and the Soviet Union became allies against the Axis Powers
When: June 1941
Where: -
Why: - -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Who: Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (USA)
What: The Attack on Pearl Harbor
When: On Dec 7 1941
Where: USA Pearl Harbor
Why: Japan wanted to take over -
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March Through Malaya
Who: Japanese and the British
What: Had war
When: 8 Dec-31 Jan
Where: South Thailand, Kuatan, Jitra, Slim River, Kuala Lumpur, and Gemas
Why?: For Japan to invade all the southeast asia countries -
World War Two- The Battle for Malaya
Who: Japan and Malaya and Singapore
What: The battle for Malaya
When: Jan 31 1942
Where: Malaya
Why: Japan wanted to take over -
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Local Citizens
Who: Local Citizens
What: Got tortured by the Japanese
When: 15 Feb-17 Aug
Where: In Singapore
Why?: Because the Japanese took things from the Singaporians so they can survive. -
The Syonon Years
Who: Singapore citizens
What: Living the horrors of after the war
When: Started in Feb 16 1942
Where: Singapore
Why: Because the war was over and the Japan took over Singapore -
Post War Problems
Who: The Singapore citizens
What: Shortage of housing, poor health conditions, and disruption of education
When: 5 Feb
Where: In Singapore
Why?: Because the British abandoned them. -
Drawing Lessons from the Japanese Occupation
Who: Japanese
What: Surrendered
When: 15 Aug 1945
Where: Southeast Asia
Why?: Because the British dropped 2 bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Singapore's First Election
Who: The government of Singapore
What: The first election
When: 1948
Where: Singapore
Why: To elect -
The Maria Hertogh Riots
Who: Maria, her real family in Eurasia, and Maria's other family who were currently taking care of her in Malaya
What: They were fighting for their daughter
When: 1950, 22 of April
Where: Malaya
Why: Because Maria's real family gave Maria to a muslim family during the WW and the after that, they wanted her back. -
The 1955 Election
Who: David Marshall and a lot of other people
What: Electing the first Cheif Minister
When: 2, April, 1955
Where: Singapore
Why: To chose the first Cheif Minister -
Proposal for the Formation of Malaya
Who: Malaya and Singapore
What: Proposal for the Formation of Malaya
When: 1955
Where: Malaya
Why: They had an idea for the formation of a wider federation -
First Merdeka Talks
Who: British and Singapore
What: First Merdeka Talks
When: 1956
Where: Singapore
Why: The British agreed to a fully elected legislature and Cabinet; and the Malayanisation of the civil service. -
1959 Elections
Who: Lee Kuan Yew and others
What: Election
When: 1959
Where: Singapore
Why: To elect -
The Introduction of the Singapore Flag and State Crest
Who: Singapore
What: Intro of the state crest and flag
When: 3, Dec, 1959
Where: Singpore
Why: Because Singapore was it's own country
Other: Red stands for univesal brotherhood and equality of man, white is pervading and everlasting purity, cresent moon is a young nation, and the 5 stars represent democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality -
Housing Development Board founding
Who: Led by Lim Kim San
What: Built HDB apartments because of the Bukit Ho Swee fire
When: Feb 1960
Where: Singapore
Why: Because of the Bukit Ho Swee fire that killed 4 people and got 85 people and was about the length of 1,001 soccer fields -
The 1964 Federal Election
Who: The Malaysian
What: Election
When: 25, April, 1964
Where: Malaysia
Why: The result also contributed towards the eventual expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia -
The 1964 Race Riots
Who: Chinese and Malay
What: Happened because a group of people did not obey the polices orders
When: 21, June, 1964
Where: Malaya
Why: Because a group of people did not obey the polices orders -
Signing of the Separation Agreement
Who: Government of Malaysia and Government of Singapore
What: Signing a Separation Agreement
When: Aug 7 1965
Where: Singpore
Why: Because Singapore wanted to be an independant country
Other: This day is Singapore day. -
Creation of a Citizen's Army
Who: First introduced by the British
What: Creation of a Citizen's Army
When: March 1967
Where: Singapore
Why: Because Singapore needed it's own defence -
World War Two- Japanese Ocupation of Singapore
