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    Malay Peninsula and Singapore was named as British Malaya which was British’s territories. During occupation of British in British MalayaBritish government placed all the states under 3 different administrative system‚ which is Straits Settlement‚ the Federated Malay States and Un-federated Malay States. Strait Settlement been founded in 1826 when after British secured Singapore from Dutch through a treaty called “Anglo-Dutch Treaty 1824”. British unified Singapore‚ Penang and Melaka under

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    Pangkor Treaty of 1874 The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was a treaty signed between the British and the Sultan of Perak. Signed on January 20‚ 1874‚ on the island of Pangkor off Perak‚ the treaty is significant in the history of the Malay states as it legitimized British control of the Malay rulers and paved the way for British imperialism in Malaya. Precedence: Perak was a major tin producer throughout the nineteenth century‚ leading the United Kingdom‚ which had already colonized Penang‚ Malacca

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    Expansion of British colonization • Motive : economy. • Facilitated by internal problems of the states. 1841 – James Brooke took over Sarawak 1874 – British intervention in Perak 1874 – Selangor received British advisor 1875 – Sultan of Brunei gave up his territory in Sabah to the British 1888 – British intervention in Pahang 1909 – Bangkok Treaty : Siam gave up Kedah‚ Perlish‚ Kelantan‚ Terengganu to the British 1914 – Johor received British advisor Major factors of British colonisation

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    Question 22: Compare the features of Malayan Union with the Federation of Malaya 1948. Answer: Malayan Union is a federation that brings a lot of protest among the Malayan citizens that be form on January 1948. The purpose of this federation is to simply the administration and as it unifies Malaya Peninsula under one government‚ it make easier for the British to rule. This idea was first brought by British on October 1945 to end indirect rule in the Malay States by uniting all the states into

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    MPW2133 052011 Eqp

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    SECTION C. 4. Please write all your answers in the ANSWER BOOKLET provided. SECTION A Answer ALL questions A1. The golden age of the Malay Kingdom of Malacca ended in 1511 after the _______________ attack. (a) Japanese (b) Dutch (c) British (d) Portuguese A2. ______________ is the ruler who caused the collapse of the Malacca Empire. (a) Sultan Muzaffar Syah (b) Sultan Mahmud Syah (c) Parameswara (d) Sultan Mansur Syah A3. Among the following‚ which was a factor that brought

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    able to defeat the British in the war for Malaya and Singapore in 1942? The Japanese defeated the British in the war for Malaya and Singapore for a number of reasons. The British underestimated the Japanese and thought that Singapore was an impregnable fortress‚ meaning that they believed that Singapore was a country that could not be conquered. Therefore‚ they did not put much effort in trying to project Singapore. In this essay I will be comparing the Japanese and British in terms of their leadership

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    War ended. The period between the Japanese surrender and the return of the British to Malaya gave the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) the opportunity to take over the government in Malaya. History shows that the MCP got to control Malaya for 14 days. During that time and from time to time thereafter its members created trouble and chaos. Later‚ the British returned to Malaya in September 1945. To restore peace‚ the British Military Administration (BMA) was established. In the chaos military rule was

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    factors of the colonization Elaborate the impact of the colonization on the country Discuss the era of emergency and elaborate the steps taken to stop the communist terrorism 3.0 List of Topics 3.1 The Portuguese and Dutch Colonization 3.2 The British Colonization 3.3 Reaction Towards the Western Colonization 3.4 The Japanese Colonization 3.5 The Era of Emergency 4.0 Terminologies 4.1 Colonization A process to establish a colony in (a place). 4.2 Intervention Interference by a state in another’s

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    British occupation is another western power interested in the wealth of Malaya‚ this is because the British are keen to master the economic wealth in Malaya. Thus‚ with the arrival of the British to Malaya‚ the motivation of natural resources and economic factors was encouraged. Shortly after the British controlled the economy in Malaya‚ the British also wanted to bring political intervention in Malaya. Economic incentives are aimed at ensuring the monopoly of major trading results such as Tin Ore

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    n Malaysia‚ cultures have been mixing up when Malaysia was colonized by Portuguese‚ Dutch‚ British‚ Siamese‚ and Japanese. The colonization of these countries did bring many disadvantages to my country which is Malaysia‚ but it did bring many benefits to Malaysia also. The main benefit is the colonization caused various group of people in Malaysia with different social and culture backgrounds‚ unite together into one physical entity. Malaysia consists of many types of ethnic groups‚ such as

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