History Puzzle

2. MARKET, The arrangement involving the removal of tariffs to make Singapore's goods cheaper in Malaya.
4. One of the British colonies proposed for inclusion in Malaysia to increase the Malay population.
7. The area that supplied Singapore with resources such as rubber and tin.
8. A national vote held in Singapore in 1962 to decide on the proposed merger.
10. A natural resource from Malaya that supported Singapore's economy.
12. — The People's Action Party, abbreviated to three letters.
13. The legal status that raised concerns about Singaporeans' rights after merger.
14. The legislative body in which the Barisan raised concerns about merger.
17. The political and territorial union between two or more countries.
18. The Prime Minister of Malaya who initially hesitated over merger.
19. The island that merged with Malaya in 1963.
20. An event organised by the PAP to persuade people to support merger, including “We the Peoples of Malaysia”.

1. The 1963 security operation that arrested over 100 left-wing leaders before merger.
3. The country formed in September 1963 when Singapore joined Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.
5. A tax imposed on goods imported into a country.
6. The United Malays National Organisation, which wanted to maintain special privileges for Malays.
9. The country that Singapore sought to merge with.
11. SOSIALIS, The political party that opposed the PAP's merger campaign.
15. The state of having full control over one's own political affairs, which the PAP hoped merger would help Singapore achieve.
16. The political ideology that the Tunku feared would spread from Singapore into Malaya.