Part 1 - 3 Challenges

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EDGEFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY THREE SOCIAL STUDIES
CHAPTER FIVE: BONDING SINGAPORE
Name: _____________________________________ ( ) Class: 3 ____________________ Date: _________________
BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE ORIGIN OF SINGAPORE’S MULTI-ETHNICITY
CHALLENGES OF A MULTI-ETHNIC SOCIETY
Focus on explaining how race, religion & external threats can pose
a challenge to Singapore’s cohesion.
Which of these do you think is most challenging for Singapore?
Why do you think so?
Main Emphasis
Many Malays, Arabs, Chinese, Europeans and
Indians thus came to Singapore to
_______________________.
Singapore started as a
____________________
in 1819.
It offered people from different
countries opportunities &
________________________________

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#1 Managing the Perceptions of Different Racial Groups
KEY DETAIL NECESSARY INFORMATION EXAMPLE
Race
 _____________________________ among racial groups can ___________________ and __________
________________among Singaporeans.
 This may lead to ______________________________ among racial groups.
1964
_____________
___________
EXAMPLE: RACIAL RIOTS IN JULY 1964
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OF BONDING
SINGAPORE
 The 1964 riots shows
how feelings of
dissatisfaction and
anger one race have
towards another race
can easily disrupt the
harmony, peace and
order of Singapore.
Q) Do you think managing the perception between different racial groups is the most difficult challenge for Singapore? Why?
Singapore & Malaysia __________
___________________ on politics.
Ø Singapore: PAP wanted a ____
__________________ towards
Malaysian politics (ie. _______
rights & privileges for
everyone)
Ø Malaysia: UMNO wanted
________________________
 so the UMNO leaders
became unhappy with the PAP.
Setting / Background
Ø They __________________________
_______________ in Singapore.
Ø They portrayed the PAP’s resettlement
and redevelopment programme as
_____________________.
What the UMNO leaders did
Ø To ____________________________
among Singapore Malays towards the
PAP.
What was their intention?
Riots happened during
celebration of Prophet
Muhammad’s birthday.
Ø Clash between a
________________
& ______________
___________turned
into full-blown race
riots over the next
few days.
It finally
happened :(

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#2 Managing the Perceptions of Different Religious Groups
KEY DETAIL NECESSARY INFORMATION EXAMPLE
Religion
 A lack of understanding of the ____________________ and ____________________ of different
religious groups may be a source of ________________________________ among Singaporeans.
 This may lead to disputes among different religious groups.
____________
_____________
riots in 1950
EXAMPLE: MARIA HERTOGH RIOTS IN 1950
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OF BONDING
SINGAPORE
 If religious issues are
not handled carefully,
it could upset and
negatively impact the
relationships among
the different religious
groups.
Q) Do you think managing the perception between different religious groups is the most difficult challenge for Singapore? Why?
Maria grew up under the care of a _____
_______. She was raised as a _________.
Ø But her biological parents were
________ and they were _________.
Setting / Background
Ø Maria’s Dutch parents (the Hertoghs)
went to court demanding that Maria
be _________________________.
The dispute
Ø The large crowd outside the court felt that the British legal
system _____________________________________.
Ø This _______________ towards the European and Eurasian
communities which resulted in the outbreak of riots.
Reactions towards the court trial
Ø The court decided to give the ______________________.
Ø The court ______________________ to a Malay teacher.
Ø Pictures of Maria in a _______________ were published.
The court trial

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#3 Threats from External Forces
KEY DETAIL NECESSARY INFORMATION EXAMPLE
Terrorism
 Acts of transnational terrorism can test the ____________________ within Singapore.
 In an open and cosmopolitan society like Singapore, we are ________________________________.
o The spread of different racial, religious, political and ________________ beliefs can be used to
_________________________ among different groups of people in Singapore.
o This has the potential to divide Singaporeans.
___________
_____________
(JI) arrests in
Singapore since
2001
EXAMPLE: JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH (JI)
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OF BONDING
SINGAPORE
 Given the nature of the
Singapore society and
the diversity of the
people living in our
country, Singapore is
easily the target of
transnational terrorism.
 This can, in turn,
threaten the security
and social cohesion we
have been enjoying in
Singapore.
Q) Do you think managing external threats is the most difficult challenge for Singapore? Why?
Ø A ___________ active in SEA
Ø Wants to set up an Islamic state
in Asia.
Who is the JI?
Ø 34 JI members were arrested under the ___________________ for
their involvement in terrorist-related activities from 2001 to 2002.
Ø Their targets in Singapore included the US embassy and some
government buildings such as MOE.
What’s up?
Ø SG is an ___________________ society that plays host to many foreign establishments.
Ø SG is strict on its anti-terrorism stance.
Ø SG is a developed country that is _______________________________.
Why target Singapore?