The British chose Singapore...
What year did Raffles found Singapore?
1819
The Great Depression started in ________.
USA / America
What schools in Singapore did the British focus on?
Schools that taught English / English-speaking schools
How many hospitals were there in Singapore at the start of British rule?
1 (military hospital)
Pull factors _______ people to come to Singapore.
attract
Initially, who were some of the people who built schools for the locals in Singapore?
European traders, missionaries
Why were there so many poor people dying in Singapore at the start of British rule?
They could not afford proper healthcare.
Push factors cause people to _______ their ________.
leave; home country / homeland
The British chose to build a trading post in Singapore because Singapore had ________, _________, and _________.
If tin and rubber trade increased, tin and rubber production in Malaya will _______; export of tin and rubber from Singapore will ________.
increase; increase
To promote and help English-speaking schools, the British government gave these schools ______.
grants / funds / money
To improve healthcare, the British government built _______ and set up a Public _______.
hospitals; Health Department
Traders do not need to pay taxes to trade in Singapore because Singapore has ________.
free trade
Singapore would allow the British to expand and protect their ______ from the _______.
trade; Dutch
The opening of the Suez Canal _____ travelling time to Singapore, and ________ traders going to Singapore
decreased; increased / attracted
Why did the British only focus on English-speaking schools and schools that taught English?
They needed people who can speak English to work for the British government.
Initially, after the improvements, there will still high death rates because there was a lack of _________ regarding western medicine.
Knowledge
The British wanted to build and develop Singapore. So, people are attracted to Singapore because Singapore has _____________.
better / good job opportunities
Why did the British think that Singapore was located in a good location?
It was located along the Straits of Melaka, and it allowed the British to control trade.
What caused the tin and rubber trade to increase?
Production of tires / Expansion of motor and car industry / Discovery of new mining methods
What happened to non-English schools that were set up by the local community in Singapore.
They were left to run on their own.
Initially, instead of using western medicine, local people used _________.
traditional medicine
People can freely move in and out of Singapore because Singapore has a _________________.
free immigration policy