HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Colony of Singapore was a British Crown colony that encompassed the island of modern-day Singapore from 1946 to 1958. It was created after the dissolution of the Straits Settlements shortly after Japanese occupation of Singapore ended.
Detailed explanation-2: -The port had to be strategically located along the main trade route between India and China and in the middle of the Malay Archipelago. He convinced Lord Hastings, the Governor-General of India and his superior at the British East India Company, to fund an expedition to seek a new British base in the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -Malaya was the colonial British term for its colonies on the Malay Peninsula. The modern countries in the area are: Malaysia which incorporates most of the peninsula plus several island territories. Singapore, a densely populated and highly developed island city-state at the tip of the peninsula.
Detailed explanation-4: -Singapore. Singapore became the site of a British trading post in 1819 after its founder, Stamford Raffles, successfully involved the East India Company in a dynastic struggle for the throne of Johore.