History and Politics (Singapore)

History And Politics

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  1. Complete the sentence about Singapore Armed Forces with the correct year: An Israeli military advisory team arrived in Singapore in ______, and remained in the country for the next nine years.
  2. Complete the sentence about Republic of Singapore Navy with the correct year: The third and final Panglima was launched in January ______ to replace the second vessel.
  3. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The predecessor to the RSAF, the SADC, was formed on 1 September ______.
  4. Complete the sentence about Republic of Singapore Air Force with the correct year: Finally, the first batch of six pilot trainees were sent to the United Kingdom in August ______ to undergo training i…
  5. Complete the sentence about Republic of Singapore Air Force with the correct year: Eight Cessna 172K aircraft—the SADC's first—arrived in May ______ to be used for basic pilot training.
  6. Complete the sentence about Republic of Singapore Air Force with the correct year: On their return to Singapore in ______, they were ready to operate the then newly acquired Hawker Hunter fighter airc…
  7. Complete the sentence about Singapore Army with the correct year: In ______, Parliament passed the Singapore Armed Forces Act to reorganise and consolidate the Singapore Armed Forces' disparate comman…
  8. Complete the sentence about Singapore Army with the correct year: Since ______, the Singapore Army has provided logistical support to the international coalition in the War against the Islamic State.
  9. Complete the sentence about Singapore Police Force with the correct year: The Singapore Police Force was founded in ______, starting with just 11 men under the command of Francis James Bernard, the so…
  10. Complete the sentence about Singapore Police Force with the correct year: Raffles approved these arrangements by August ______ and cemented the formal establishment of a police force in Singapore.
  11. Complete the sentence about National service in Singapore with the correct year: The British authorities attempted to introduce conscription for males aged 18 to 20 in ______, during the Malayan Emerg…
  12. Complete the sentence about Central Provident Fund with the correct year: The Central Provident Fund was expanded in ______ to provide for housing expenses under the Public Housing Scheme.
  13. Complete the sentence about Central Provident Fund with the correct year: In ______ the Central Provident Fund was again expanded to cover medical care expenses.
  14. Complete the sentence about Central Provident Fund with the correct year: In ______, the Minimum Retirement Sum Scheme annuity was introduced.
  15. Complete the sentence about Central Provident Fund with the correct year: In ______, MediShield health insurance funded by Central Provident Fund savings, was launched to provide universal healthcare…
  16. Complete the sentence about Economy of Singapore with the correct year: In ______, Stamford Raffles, at the time Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen, established a trading post in Singapore.
  17. Complete the sentence about Monetary Authority of Singapore with the correct year: Therefore, unlike other countries, Singapore is a net creditor with no debt to anyone, and has a net debt-to-GDP rati…
  18. Complete the sentence about Singapore Exchange with the correct year: On 15 June ______, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. announced that it had acquired a 4.99% stake in SGX.
  19. Complete the sentence about GIC Private Limited with the correct year: In ______, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, the GIC was one of the most active sovereign wealth fund investors f…
  20. Complete the sentence about GIC Private Limited with the correct year: In January ______, GIC purchased a 2.55% stake in Vietcombank for $265 million.
  21. Complete the sentence about Singapore Airlines with the correct year: Strategic differences later led to an asset division, resulting in the official ______ launch of Singapore Airlines as an independ…
  22. Complete the sentence about Association of Southeast Asian Nations with the correct year: The roots of ASEAN came from the ASEAN Declaration signed by five Southeast Asian countries in ______.
  23. Complete the sentence about Association of Southeast Asian Nations with the correct year: On 15 December ______, the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty was signed to turn Southeast Asia i…
  24. Complete the sentence about ASEAN with the correct year: As ASEAN expanded and admitted other countries, the member states eventually signed a binding ASEAN Charter in ______.
  25. Complete the sentence about Foreign relations of Singapore with the correct year: In ______, Rajaratnam envisioned the world being Singapore's hinterland – integration into the world economy would ame…
  26. Complete the sentence about Foreign relations of Singapore with the correct year: In February ______, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan attended the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in…
  27. Complete the sentence about Singapore–Malaysia relations with the correct year: Malaysia–Singapore relations are the bilateral relations between Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore, after the separ…
  28. Complete the sentence about Singapore–Malaysia relations with the correct year: As of ______, Singapore is Malaysia's biggest trading partner, with imports and exports totalling approximately US…
  29. Complete the sentence about Singapore–Indonesia relations with the correct year: In ______, the ruler of Palembang, Sang Nila Utama, established the Kingdom of Singapura in Temasek.
  30. Complete the sentence about Singapore–Indonesia relations with the correct year: Singapore became the capital of the Straits Settlements in ______ due to its growing economic importance as a free port…
  31. Complete the sentence about Singapore–Indonesia relations with the correct year: The Dutch did not recognize this declaration until it was formally recognized sovereignty on 27 December ______.
  32. Complete the sentence about Five Power Defence Arrangements with the correct year: In line with the FPDA Joint Communiqué of 16 April ______, two councils, the Joint Consultative Council and the Air D…
  33. Complete the sentence about Five Power Defence Arrangements with the correct year: In ______, HQ IADS was redesignated Headquarters Integrated "Area" Defence System.
  34. Complete the sentence about Singapore–United States relations with the correct year: In ______ the Singaporean government arrested two CIA agents who attempted to bribe a Singaporean official in excha…
  35. Complete the sentence about Singapore–United States relations with the correct year: The United States first opened a consulate in Singapore in ______, when the island was part of the Straits Settleme…
  36. Complete the sentence about Singapore–United States relations with the correct year: Singapore and the United States have maintained diplomatic relations since August 11, ______, a few days after Sing…
  37. Complete the sentence about Singapore–United States relations with the correct year: Department of State Bulletin, August 30, ______, p. 357; Mark Feldman Oral History, Association for Diplomatic Stud…
  38. Complete the sentence about Singapore–United States relations with the correct year: Mason "Hank" Hendrickson was serving as First Secretary of the United States Embassy when he was expelled by the Si…
  39. Complete the sentence about Singapore–China relations with the correct year: After Indonesia and the PRC announced their decision to establish ties on 8 August ______, Singapore and the PRC began disc…
  40. Complete the sentence about Singapore–China relations with the correct year: Three rounds of talks were held, beginning on 27 July ______, to finalise the establishment of diplomatic ties.
  41. Complete the sentence about Singapore–China relations with the correct year: The historic connections between the peoples of Singapore and China date back well before the establishment of the PRC in O…
  42. Complete the sentence about Singapore–China relations with the correct year: Lee's official visits to China from ______ onwards were conducted in English to reaffirm that he represented Singapore, not…
  43. Complete the sentence about Singapore–China relations with the correct year: In the 1970s, Singapore and China began unofficial relations, which led to the exchange of Trade Offices in September _____…
  44. Complete the sentence about APEC with the correct year: In January ______, Bob Hawke called for more effective economic co-operation across the Pacific Rim region.
  45. Complete the sentence about Commonwealth of Nations with the correct year: In ______, the London Declaration allowed India to remain in the association as a republic, with others following.
  46. Complete the sentence about Commonwealth of Nations with the correct year: Newfoundland later joined Canada as its tenth province in ______.
  47. Complete the sentence about United Nations with the correct year: When World War II broke out in ______, the League effectively closed down.
  48. Complete the sentence about United Nations with the correct year: The first step towards the establishment of the United Nations was the Inter-Allied Conference in London that led to the Declaration o…
  49. Complete the sentence about United Nations with the correct year: Roosevelt and Churchill met at the White House in December ______ for the Arcadia Conference.
  50. Complete the sentence about Capital punishment in Singapore with the correct year: In ______, Singapore amended its laws to exempt some offences from the mandatory death sentence.
  51. Complete the sentence about Law of Singapore with the correct year: In ______ Raffles promulgated "Regulations" for the administration of the island.
  52. Complete the sentence about Law of Singapore with the correct year: Regulation III of 20 January ______ established a magistracy which had jurisdiction over "all descriptions of persons resorting unde…
  53. Complete the sentence about Law of Singapore with the correct year: On 24 June ______ Singapore and Malacca were formally transferred to the East India Company's administration by the Transfer of Sing…
  54. Complete the sentence about Law of Singapore with the correct year: Granting the petition, the Crown issued the Second Charter of Justice on 27 November ______.
  55. Complete the sentence about Internal Security Act with the correct year: In ______, the PAP's Lee Kuan Yew accused the Lim Yew Hock government of using the PPSO to stifle political dissent.
  56. Complete the sentence about Internal Security Act with the correct year: In ______, three years after Malaya's independence, the Emergency was declared over.
  57. Complete the sentence about Internal Security Act with the correct year: When Singapore formed the federation of Malaysia – together with Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak – in ______, the Malayan ISA was ex…
  58. Complete the sentence about Maria Hertogh riots with the correct year: The British colonial court in Singapore ruled in favor of the Dutch parents in ______, ordering that Maria be returned to them.
  59. Complete the sentence with the correct year: On 29 December ______, Adeline gave birth to her sixth child, a boy.
  60. Complete the sentence about Maria Hertogh riots with the correct year: Consequently, Aminah arrived on 1 January ______ to fetch Maria.
  61. Complete the sentence about Konfrontasi with the correct year: A build-up of Indonesian forces on the Kalimantan border in December ______ saw the UK commit significant forces from the UK-based Army S…
  62. Complete the sentence about Konfrontasi with the correct year: The intensity of the conflict began to subside following the coup d'état of October ______ and Sukarno's loss of power to General Suharto…
  63. Complete the sentence about MacDonald House bombing with the correct year: The MacDonald House bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred in Singapore on 10 March ______ at 15:07 local time.
  64. Complete the sentence about MacDonald House bombing with the correct year: A memorial at Dhoby Ghaut Green dedicated to the victims of the Konfrontasi was opened in ______.
  65. Complete the sentence with the correct year: By March ______, a total of 29 bombs had been set off in Singapore.
  66. Complete the sentence about East India Company with the correct year: The company gained control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent and Saint Helena prior to ______.
  67. Complete the sentence about East India Company with the correct year: In ______, Francis Drake set out on an expedition from England to plunder Spanish settlements in South America in search of gold a…
  68. Complete the sentence about East India Company with the correct year: Sailing in the Golden Hind, he achieved this, and then sailed across the Pacific Ocean in ______, known then only to the Spanish a…
  69. Complete the sentence about East India Company with the correct year: With England at war with Spain and Portugal in ______, trade was now cut off, and Queen Elizabeth I resorted to privateering.
  70. Complete the sentence about East India Company with the correct year: Having sailed around Cape Comorin to the Malay Peninsula, they preyed on Spanish and Portuguese ships there before returning to En…
  71. Complete the sentence about Raffles Hotel with the correct year: Upon his death in ______, the hotel closed, and the Raffles Institution stepped in to use the building as a boarding house until Dr.
  72. Complete the sentence about Raffles Hotel with the correct year: A few months later, on 1 December ______, the ten-room Raffles Hotel opened.
  73. Complete the sentence about Old Parliament House, Singapore with the correct year: Built in ______, the Old Parliament House is the oldest government building and perhaps the oldest surviving building…
  74. Complete the sentence about Old Parliament House, Singapore with the correct year: Raffles would later persuade the Temenggong to move to Telok Blangah in ______ as he planned for the land to be used…
  75. Complete the sentence about Old Parliament House, Singapore with the correct year: Maxwell applied for a statutory grant to the site in ______, and the Resident Councillor of Singapore, John Prince ob…
  76. Complete the sentence about City Hall, Singapore with the correct year: Meadows, and then by Alexander Gordon, who took over the position in ______.
  77. Complete the sentence about City Hall, Singapore with the correct year: Sir Hugh Clifford, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, then officially opened the new Municipal Building on 23 July ______.
  78. Complete the sentence about City Hall, Singapore with the correct year: In ______, the leader of the Indian National Army, Subhas Chandra Bose, rallied for Japanese support to help India be independen…
  79. Complete the sentence about National Day Parade with the correct year: First held on 9 August ______ to mark the one-year anniversary of Singapore's declaration of independence from Malaysia, it has b…
  80. Complete the sentence about National Day with the correct year: The holiday originates from the formal proclamation of Singapore's independence on 9 August ______ that was drafted by the Minister for…
  81. Complete the sentence about National Day with the correct year: The National Day Message is an annual tradition on 9 August since ______.
  82. Complete the sentence about Singapore National Pledge with the correct year: The finalised pledge was first recited on 24 August ______ by students of all state schools.
  83. Complete the sentence about Majulah Singapura with the correct year: Upon full independence in ______, "Majulah Singapura" was formally adopted as Singapore's national anthem.
  84. Complete the sentence about Majulah Singapura with the correct year: In ______, the colony was conferred city status by a royal charter from King George VI.
  85. Complete the sentence about Majulah Singapura with the correct year: In ______, Singapore attained self-government and the City Council was dissolved.
  86. Complete the sentence about Majulah Singapura with the correct year: At Toh's request, Zubir modified the lyrics and melody, and the revised song was adopted by the Legislative Assembly on 11 November…
  87. Complete the sentence about Majulah Singapura with the correct year: On 30 November, the Singapore State Arms and Flag and National Anthem Ordinance ______ was passed to regulate the use and display o…
  88. Complete the sentence about Flag of Singapore with the correct year: The flag of Singapore was adopted in ______, the year Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
  89. Complete the sentence about Flag of Singapore with the correct year: The Settlement of Singapore had no separate flag, although the city was granted a coat of arms which featured a lion in ______.
  90. Complete the sentence about Flag of Singapore with the correct year: Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire on 3 June ______.
  91. Complete the sentence about Smart Nation with the correct year: The Smart Nation was an initiative launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 24 November ______.
  92. Complete the sentence about Smart Nation with the correct year: Singapore emerged top in the ______ Global Smart City Performance Index by Juniper Research and Intel.
  93. Complete the sentence about Singapore Green Plan 2030 with the correct year: Efforts to create a sustainable Singapore hark back to ______, when the first Green Plan was released.
  94. Complete the sentence about Singapore Green Plan 2030 with the correct year: A progress update on the Green Plan was provided on 8 March ______.
  95. Complete the sentence about Merdeka with the correct year: Tunku Abdul Rahman, later the inaugural Malaysian Prime Minister, declared Malayan independence in ______ with seven shouts of "Merdeka".
  96. Complete the sentence about Merdeka with the correct year: Malaysia was formed by the ______ merger of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore.
  97. Complete the sentence about Merdeka with the correct year: The Merdeka 118 megatall skyscraper was made to resemble the "Merdeka" gesture used by Tunku Abdul Rahman in ______.
  98. Complete the sentence about Medisave with the correct year: MediSave, introduced in ______, is a national medical savings account system in Singapore.
  99. Complete the sentence about Medisave with the correct year: In ______, MediSave coverage was extended to family members who were Singapore citizens or permanent residents.
  100. Complete the sentence about Medisave with the correct year: In ______, MediSave was expanded to cover Hepatitis-B vaccinations and assisted conception procedures for couples.

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