Secondary 2 History

Checklist for Chapter 5

Can you…

Define Industrial Revolution?

Describe Industrial Revolution?

Explain how the Industrial Revolution affected Singapore?

Describe the Opening of the Suez Canal?

Explain how the Opening of the Suez Canal affected Singapore?

Define World War 1?

Describe what World War 1 is about?

Explain how the World War 1 affected Singapore?

Define the Great Depression?

Describe the Great Depression?

Explain how the Great Depression affected Singapore?

Explain which events have a POSITIVE impact and which events have a NEGATIVE impact on Singapore?

Checklist for Chapter 6

Can you…

List the 4 defense strategies of the British (to protect Singapore)?

Explain why the geography of Malaya is also a defense strategy?

Explain why Singapore was considered an ‘impregnable fortress’?

List at least 4 weaknesses of the British during the war?

List at least 4 strengths of Japan during the war?

Explain the reasons for the fall of Singapore? [for both Japan and British’s reasons]

Describe the 3 political changes during Japanese Occupation in Singapore? [SKO]

Explain the reason for Operation Sook Ching?

Describe the 4 economic changes during Japanese Occupation in Singapore? [RIBS]

Define the 2 social changes during Japanese Occupation in Singapore? [PN]

Explain the 2 social changes and the reasons for these two changes during the Japanese Occupation in Singapore?

List the 5 problems in post-war Singapore?

List at least 3 solutions to the problem of food shortage in Singapore?

List at least 3 solutions to the problem of housing in Singapore?

Explain how did the Japanese try to rule Singapore?

Chapter 7 Checklist: How did the local people respond to British rule after WW2?

Can I…

Explain the reasons for the attitude of the locals towards the British in the postwar years?

Explain the reasons for the strikes?

Describe Maria Hertogh riots?

Explain the causes of the Maria Hertogh riots?

List the consequences of the Maria Hertogh riots?

Describe the anti-National Service riots?

Explain the causes of the National Service riots?

List the consequences of the anti-National Service riots?

Define limited self-government?

List at least 2 areas that are under the locals in limited self-government?

List the 3 political parties formed?

Describe Singapore Progressive Party and explain people’s attitude towards the party?

Describe Labour Front and explain people’s attitude towards the party?

Describe People’s Action Party and people’s attitude towards the party?

Explain the two responses the British took towards the locals?

Describe the 1948 Constitution and elections?

Describe the 1955 Constitution and elections?

Chapter 8 Checklist: How did Singapore progress to internal self-government?

Can I…

Describe Marshall’s government?

Explain one challenge that Marshall’s government had to face?

Describe the Hock Lee Bus riots?

Explain the causes of the Hock Lee Bus riots?

Explain the consequences of the Hock Lee Bus riots?

Explain the reasons for the failed first Merdeka talks?

Explain the strategies used by Lim’s government to achieve internal self-government?

Describe the 1956 Students’ riots?

Explain the causes of the 1956 Students’ riots?

Explain the consequences of the 1956 Students’ riots?

Explain the reasons for the successful second Merdeka talks?

Explain the significance/importance of the 1959 elections?

Describe the 1959 elections?

Chapter 9

Can I…

List the 5 reasons why Singapore wants to merge?

Explain the 5 reasons why Singapore wants to merge?

Explain why Tunku Abdul Rahman changed his mind in 1961 about the merger?

Explain the reason why Malaya wanted to merge?

List the 3 obstacles during the process of merger?

Explain the 3 obstacles and their solutions during the process of merger?

List the 2 other states that merged with Malaya besides Singapore?

State the date of the formation of Malaysia?

List the 4 events during the merger that created tensions between UMNO and PAP?

Explain how the 4 events during the merger led to tensions between UMNO and PAP?

List the reasons for the separation of Singapore from Malaysia?

Explain the reasons for the separation of Singapore from Malaysia?

Make an argument to support (OR NOT) the idea that the merger was doomed to failure from the start?

Chapter 10

Can I…

List the 2 housing problems of Singapore?

List the 2 solutions of the government to tackle the problems of housing?

Describe the 3 Five-Year Plans of HDB?

List the 4 results of the solutions to housing problems?

Explain how racial harmony was encouraged by HDB?

List the 3 economic problems of Singapore?

Describe the 2-prong approach to solving the economic problems?

Explain how the 2-prong approach solves the economic problems?

List at least 3 examples of how the government transforms Singapore into an efficient and organized country?

List the 2 results of the solutions to economic problems?

Explain the importance of education for Singapore?

List the 2 problems of education in Singapore?

Describe the solutions to solving the problems of education?

Describe the key policy of bilingualism?

Explain the reasons for the policy of bilingualism?

List the 4 results of the solutions to problems of education?

Explain how education encourages racial harmony in Singapore?

Explain the importance of defence for Singapore?

List the 2 problems of defence in Singapore?

Describe the solutions to solving the problems of defence?

List the 3 results of the solutions to problems of defence?

Explain how defence encourages racial harmony in Singapore?