Eight sources

Political instability:

• Anti national service riots in 1954

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Title of picture: Anti national service 

Place where you took the picture: In Chung Cheng High School 
Date taken: 13 May 1954

Source of picture: http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/independence/ref/riot54.html where the first line stated,

  "this picture  shows students from Chung Cheng High School held a demonstration to protest against National Service."

This picture also shows the scene of clash between the police and the students.

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• Election in 1955

Title of picture: 1955 election

Picture taken by: Kevin Khoo, Assistant ArchivistSource of picture: http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/article/david-marshall-first-chief-minister 

This picture shows "A jubilant David Marshall, following his election as Chief Minister in 1955."

Racial Tensions:

• Maria Hertogh Riot in 1950

Title of picture: Maria Hertogh

Place where you took the picture: Around the supreme Court
Date taken: 11 December 

Source of picture: en.wikipedigooa.org/wiki/Maria_Hertogh_riots
This picture shows that the crowd, Muslims, were enraged by the Court's Rejection of the appeal.The brevity of the hearing convinced the gathering that the colonial legal system was biased against Muslims.The mob (largely consisted of Muslims) moved out to attack any Europenas and even Eurasians in sight. They overturned cars and burnt them.

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• Race Riots in 1964

Title of picture: Race  Riot in 1964
Source of picture: http://www.mha.gov.sg/isd/ct.htm

This picture shows The ISD, together with the Police helping to contain a volatile situation.When Singapore was in Malaysia, we experienced serious Sino-Malay riots in 1964, instigated by outside forces.Over 500 people were injured and 36 lives were lost in the clashes between Chinese and Malays.

Internal Self government:

• Student riots in 1956

Title of picture: Students Riot in 1956
Date taken: 24 october 1956

Source of picture: From the history textbook, " Singapore from settlement to nation pre-1819 to 1971"  by Marshell Cavendish page 162

This shows a group of student protesters, mainly from the Singapore Chinese Middle School Students'

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• Progress to Self government(Merdeka Talks)

Newspaper article on the changes made to Singapore after the 1955 elections:
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19570412-1.2.53.aspx

* As there is copyrighted issue, we can only paste the link so that you can view it

Title of article: The New Singapore. Heres the report that lays Island's way to self government

 Title of newspaper, page number: The Straits  Time, page 6

Retrieved (Date – Month Day, Year) from Source: 12 April 1957

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• Hock Lee Bus riot in 1955

 

Title of picture: Hock Lee Bus Riot

Place where you took the picture: workers gathered at the company's depot in Alexandra and sat in front of the gate 

Date taken: 23 April 1955

Source of picture: http://superhumans98.blogspot.sg/

This picture shows the group of workers from the Singapore Bus Workers Union preventing the bus form leaving the garage and crippled the city's entire transport system. They were protesting against the poor working conditions, long working hour and low pay.

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• Election in 1959

"... We have no personal future apart from your future. Your joys and sorrows are ours. We share the same future, be it good, indifferent, or bad. It is our duty to see that it is a bright and cheerful future."

 Title of speech: The start of internal self government in Singapore

 Retrieved (Date – Month Day, Year): 3 June 1959

.Last name of interviewer: Lee Kuan Yew

Taken place: Padang

This speech was made after he PAP won 43 out of 51 seats in the legislative Assembly in the 1959 and he became the first prime minister in the states of Singapore. He declared the start of internal self government to the 50000 people assembled at Padang