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Modular Description

Module EB0003 (Cambridge International Examinations - GCE Ordinary Level History) aims to provide students with a basic grasp of Southeast Asian History using Syllabus 2158 of CIE.

Syllabus Outline

Students will study the following topics:

• The Japanese Occupation
• Malaya (present-day Malaysia) and the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia)
• Domestic and foreign issues since independence.
• The Indonesian Revolution

Schedule

• Week 1: Administration of the Malay States, 1874-1941
• Week 2: Administration of the Malay States, 1874-1941
• Week 3: Formation of the Straits Settlements
• Week 4: Administration of the Dutch East Indies
• Week 5: Japanese occupation and impact
• Week 6: Post-War Nationalism and Constitutional Developments
• Week 7: Post-War Nationalism and Constitutional Developments
• Week 8: Domestic and foreign issues since independence
• Week 9: Domestic and foreign issues since independence / Revision
• Week 10: Final Paper

Assignments

• Describe the events since the Second World War that led to:
  • the creation of the Federation of Malaya in 1948;
  • the creation of Malaysia in 1963;
  • the secession of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.
• To what extent, during the years 1965-91, have the governments of both Malaysia and Singapore proved stable?
  • While stability is the dominant impression, reserve marks in the higher range for those who do indicate the opposite, e.g. conflict with Chinese, suspension of parliamentary government in 1971. 1

Lessons

Week 1: Administration of the Malay States, 1874-1941

List of students and contributors

• Lockleong93 (Modular Coordinator)
• ValerietheBlonde (Student)
• lcaro88 (Student)

Notes

1. Cambridge International Examinations - GCE Ordinary Level History (Specimen Paper)

Related Schools & Departments

• School of History
• Department of European History
• Department of Indic History
• Department of Philosophy of History
• Department of Southeast Asian History
• GCE A-Level in History (UK)

Related External Pages

• Cambridge International Examinations - GCE Ordinary Level History