Battle for Merger

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  1. 2. This local party opposed PAP's proposal for merger
  2. 4. During the talks, Lee Kuan Yew emphasised that merger with Malaya was needed for its _______________ survival as it was a small nation with no resources of its own
  3. 7. Minister of ____________, Dr Goh Keng Swee oversaw the promotion of industrialisation which created jobs for the locals
  4. 8. A 71% _____________ of the local population voted for PAP's preferred Option A which gave Singapore autonomy over matters such as labour and education
  5. 9. As part of it's campaign, PM Lee Kuan Yew gave a series of talks in three _____________ to convince the various communities of the benefits of merger
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  1. 1. The 1963 referendum required the locals to _________ for the type of merger which they preferred
  2. 2. The opposition encouraged locals to cast __________ votes so as t show their disagreement for merger
  3. 3. The possibility of merger was first initiated by Malaya's PM Tunku Abdul _____________ in 1961
  4. 5. The British would only grant Singapore independence if it merged with Malaya as a means to prevent a _______________ domination of the nationb
  5. 6. A merger meant that Singapore's manufactured goods would advantage from the larger demand created by the __________ market