What Role Did People in Singapore Play in its Development as a Port City from 1819 - 1942?

Chapt 4

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify who were the migrants that came to Singapore

Describe and categorise the reasons for migrants coming to Singapore

Describe the challenges faced by the migrants

Explain how the different communities contributed to the development of Singapore as a port city

WHO WERE THE MIGRANTS COMING TO SINGAPORE?

(what can u tell from the info given )

Changes in Migration Trends:

1.Reduction in the proportion of Malays in

Singapore over time

2.Driven by higher migration rates of Chinese and Indians

during the late to early 1900s

What are push and pull factors?

Push factors:

-Negative factors

associated with the migrants’ homeland that makes them

want to leave

Pull factors

-Positive factors

associated with Singapore that makes migrants choose this

place to settledown

does reasons to leave homeland = reasons to come to sgp?

NO

What are some push factors?

-hunger

-poverty

-natural disasters

-money

-overpopulation

what are some pull factors?

• sgps free port status _ great place to do trade

• free immigration policy_ can come and go (easy for migrant to come & go)

Why do the migration trends change over time?

It depends on the mix of the push-pull factors in both the external and local conditions

E.g. The spike of Chinese migrants in the early 1900 was due to Southern China’s worsening conditions – i.e. Tangshan Earthquake and increased political instability

This contrasted against the developments in the region which were more stable