history chapter 5 - effects of external events on singapore before world war wwi
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Follow me on slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/gohbangrui These slides are used in lower secondary History lessons to illustrate the effects of external events on Singapore before World War I. It aims to explain the start of world war 1 and how it affects Singapore. Any feedback is welcome.TRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 5Effects of External Events on Singapore Before World War II
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World War I(1914-1919)
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
Jimmy Carter39th USA President
(1924 - )
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Objectives of the dayWorld War I
1. Causes
2. What happened?
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“The Great War was without precedent ... never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time. Never had the battlefield been so vast… never had the fighting been so gruesome...”
Jay Winter & Blaine Baggett, The Great War, And the Shaping of the 20th Century
What does the above quote tell you about World War I?
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“The Great War was without precedent ... never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time. Never had the battlefield been so vast… never had the fighting been so gruesome...”
Jay Winter & Blaine Baggett, The Great War, And the Shaping of the 20th Century
What does the above quote tell you about World War I?
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World War I (1914-1919)
1. Britain2. France3. Russia4. Italy (joined later)
1. Germany2. Austria-Hungary3. The Ottoman
EmpireEurope
The Central Powers
The Allied Powers
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By 1914,Europe was divided into two groups which were rivals
The Central Powers vs The Allied Powers
The tension between these two groups could trigger a waranytime.
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TriggerThe Archduke of Austria-Hungary was murdered.
European countries started to take sides in a war.
Franz Ferdinard
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Initially, only a few European countries were involved but soon it involved about 30 countries.
Austria-HungaryBelgiumBrazilBritish EmpireBulgariaChinaFrance and ColoniesGerman EmpireGreece
GuatemalaHaitiHondurasItalyJapanLiberiaMontenegroNicaraguaOttoman Empire
PanamaPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSiamUnited States of America
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The war escalated into WWI.
died.
10, 000, 000
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20 Singapore’s Population Died.
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What we have learntWorld War I
1. Causes
2. What happened?
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The Great Depression(1930-1939)
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DepressionA time when there is a collapse in a country’seconomy with widespread unemployment.
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What happened after WWI ended?
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After WWI, the economy of the world thrived once again.
In the early 1920s, many companies in America enjoyed good profits through the buying and selling of shares.
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Sharesrefer to the ownership of a company by investing money in it.
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1928The share prices rise.This encouraged even more people to make quick money by buying shares of different companies.
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Some people borrowed money from banks (on credit) to buy shares.
$When most of the companies started to suffer losses in 1929, many people decided to sell their shares as they wanted to get back their money.
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This massive selling off of the shares caused the shareprices to plunge greatly and this led to the
WALL STREET
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What about the banks?
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Banks tried to collect the loans from the people who borrowed on credit but many did not have themoney to repay.
Others who tried to withdraw their savings from the bank lost their savings as the banks didnot have money to pay them.
This led to the banks being forced to close down.
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The Great Depression(1930-1939)
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Shops
PeopleFactory
The Great Depression
With the increase in the number of poor people, shops closed down as people had no money to buy goods.
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Shops
PeopleFactory
The Great Depression
With the increase in the number of poor people, shops closed down as people had no money to buy goods.
Many people lost their jobs and could not find new jobs.
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Shops
PeopleFactory
The Great Depression
With the increase in the number of poor people, shops closed down as people had no money to buy goods.
With no demand, factories had to be closed down and those remaining had to retrench workers Many people
lost their jobs and could not find new jobs.
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Although the Great Depression started in America, it soon spread to other countries that traded with America, including Singapore.
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Impact of the Great Depression in Singapore
WidespreadUnemployment
Decrease in Trade
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Widespread Unemployment
1
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Singapore’s economy largely
dependent on overseas trade
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Singapore’s economy largely
dependent on overseas trade
Decrease in trading
activities
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Singapore’s economy largely
dependent on overseas trade
Decrease in trading
activities
Loss of wealth for companies in Singapore
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Singapore’s economy largely
dependent on overseas trade
Decrease in trading
activities
Loss of wealth for companies in Singapore
Businesses forced to close
down
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Singapore’s economy largely
dependent on overseas trade
Decrease in trading
activities
Loss of wealth for companies in Singapore
Businesses forced to close
down
Workers were retrenched
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Singapore’s economy largely
dependent on overseas trade
Decrease in trading
activities
Loss of wealth for companies in Singapore
Businesses forced to close
down
Workers were retrenched
High rate of unemployment
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Employment Rate
Unemployed Employed
1/31931
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Many had to dependon relatives/ friends.
Many immigrantsreturned to their homeland.
What happened to
the unemployed?
Passed a law in 1930: Reduce & Restrict number of immigrants from coming to Singapore.
Sent a large number of unemployedChinese/ Indian workers back to their homeland.
What did the government
do?
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Decrease in Trade
2
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America and Europe were major buyers of raw materials such as tin and rubber for the manufacturers of goods in factories.
With Great Depression, the demand for these raw materials decreased and the trade of these commodities decreased even further.
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Timeline ofImportant Events
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•Beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Britain
1750
•Building of the New Harbour in Singapore
1852 •Work on the Suez Canal began
1859
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•Opening of the Suez Canal
1869
•The New Harbourwas renamed Keppel Harbour
1900 •Establishment of the Singapore HarbourBoard to look after the new port.
1912
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•World War I broke out•Emden arrived in Asia
in Sept•The Sinking of Emden
in Nov
1914
•The Sepoy Mutiny took place
1915 •The Wall Street Crash took place
1929
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What we have learnt so far…World War I
1. Causes2. What happened?
The Great Depression1. How did the Great Depression affect Singapore?• Widespread unemployment• Decrease in trade
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Conclusion
The development and prosperity of Singapore is largely dependent on the
world.
It is hence important to be aware of the main external
events that affected Singapore and the chain of effects that these events had
on Singapore.
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