Across
- 1. - Another name for the lawless Chinese secret societies in colonial Singapore.
- 3. - The Maria Hertogh and Hock Lee Bus incidents are examples of post-war civil _______.
- 7. - On 9 August 1965, Singapore achieved full independence after its _______ from Malaysia.
- 9. - The term used for Chinese indentured laborers who did backbreaking manual work.
- 10. - The title given to the ruthless secret military police of the Japanese.
- 11. - The political party formed in 1954 that won the 1959 election.
- 14. - The massive military facility built by the British in Sembawang to defend Singapore.
- 16. - To survive extreme food shortages during the Occupation, locals grew this crop.
- 18. - The global economic crash of 1929 that heavily crippled Singapore's trade.
- 19. - The British expected an attack from the south, but the Japanese invaded from the _______.
- 20. - The famous war hero who led Force 136 anti-Japanese resistance and died in prison.
Down
- 2. - The new name given to Singapore by the Japanese military administration.
- 4. - The massive screening operation conducted by the Japanese to execute Chinese men.
- 5. - The political union formed in 1963 between Singapore and the Federation of Malaya.
- 6. - The type of tension or politics where people are loyal only to their own race.
- 8. - Biased or misleading information used by the Japanese to control public mindset.
- 12. - The government agency established in 1960 to solve Singapore’s housing crisis.
- 13. - David Marshall became the first chief minister under the 1955 _______ Constitution.
- 15. - The type of government where a foreign power controls and rules a territory.
- 17. - In 1959, Lee Kuan Yew became Singapore’s very first prime minister or _______.