SINGAPORE INDEPENDENCE

Gamini Sethi, Nicole Koleber

SINGAPORE HISTORY
In late February of 1942 Singapore fell to Japan.
In 1945 Japan was defeated. Singapore under British military

administration again.
April 1, 1946 The Straits Settlements is dissolved and Singapore

becomes a separate crown colony.

Crown colony- British colony whose administration and legislature is

controlled by the Crown

The people were sick of communism.

They wanted to have a say in the government

So the people chose to be an independent city-state.

CONFLICTS
Singapore resisted British Rule.

Many Communist uprisings arose.

Ethnic groups resisted being united colonies on the peninsula.

Federation of Malaya was created from Singapore, Malaya, Sarawak and

Sabah.

MAJOR PEOPLE/GROUPS INVOLVED

Goh Keng Swee - Built up Singapores defense DrGoh was a prolific thinker

on issues regarding Singapore's economic progress, education policies and defense. Dr. Albert Winseimus Dr. Albert Winseimus - Helped Singapore to industrialize. A year earlier the former British colony had become independent, and the government of the nation had asked the United Nations to invite Dr. Winsemiusto help them to find out which chances the future would offer to Singapore. Yusof Ishak - First President of Singapore. President Ishak had spent his life in the fight for freedom. The Peoples Action Party - ( PAP) was inaugurated at a gathering of 1,500 people in Victoria Memorial Hall. The party was formed by a group of British-educated, middle- class Chinese who had returned to Singapore in the early 1950s after studying in Britain

METHODS OR TECHNIQUES
Britain's announcement in 1968 of its intention to withdraw military

forces from Singapore by the early 1970s marked the beginning of a greatly expanded, more intrusive role for the government in the economy
State intervention in the economy had a positive impact not only on

private business profitability but also on the general welfare of the population.

HOW LONG IT TOOK?

It took Singapore 146 years to gain freedom from Britain.
The rule was from 1819 - 1965

WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE INDEPENDENCE?

Lee Kuan Yew ruled Singapore as prime minister from 1959 to 1990.
Singapore was rated to have the strongest economy in 1997 by Geneva

World Economic Forum.

Emerged as a banking center as well as a center of trade.

It has a standard of living far higher than its Southeast Asian neighbors.

BEFORE AND AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE