Malaya

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  • Malaya
    • British colony
      • Great ethnic mix: 43% Indigenous Malays; 44.7% Chinese; 10.3% Indian
        • Indigenous favoured by British
          • British colony
            • Great ethnic mix: 43% Indigenous Malays; 44.7% Chinese; 10.3% Indian
              • Indigenous favoured by British
                • Chinese and Indian = cheap labour
              • Returns  to GBR after WW2
                • Malay/Chinese violence grew as GBR showed signs of giving Chinese greater rights
                  • Malayan Union - 1 April '46 (new Civilian authority)
                    • Give equal status to Chinese and Malays
                      • Reward Chinese for resistance against JPN
                    • Brought in by BMA (British Military Asminstration
                      • Returns  to GBR after WW2
                        • Malay/Chinese violence grew as GBR showed signs of giving Chinese greater rights
                          • Malayan Union - 1 April '46 (new Civilian authority)
                            • Give equal status to Chinese and Malays
                              • Reward Chinese for resistance against JPN
                            • Brought in by BMA (British Military Asminstration
                              • Malays objected to Union - mass peaceful protests - GBR dropped in Feb '48 as they didn't want to lose loyalty of Malays
                                • Federation of Malaya replaces MU - restores power of traditional Malay rulers
                          • Malaya
                            • WW2 - occupied by Japanese
                              • Chinese badly treated during occupation
                                • Many of the Chinese joined the Malaysian People's Anti-Japanese Army
                                  • MPAJA dominated by Chinese Malaysian Communist Party
                                    • MCP dominated by Chinese want equality - protest against low wages etc.
                            • THE EMERGENCY('48-'60)
                              • MCP dominated by Chinese want equality - protest against low wages etc.
                              • June '48 armed struggle against BMA starts with MCP military wing MRLA
                              • MRLA defeated in '55 as they were outnumbered ; BMA superior tactics; GBR promised independence and concessions for Chinese
                              • 1957 - given independence
                              • BMA thought Soviets were involved (by'51 they know they're not)
                              • MCP leaders become more radical
                      • Malays objected to Union - mass peaceful protests - GBR dropped in Feb '48 as they didn't want to lose loyalty of Malays
                        • Federation of Malaya replaces MU - restores power of traditional Malay rulers
            • Chinese and Indian = cheap labour
        • WW2 - occupied by Japanese
          • Chinese badly treated during occupation
            • Many of the Chinese joined the Malaysian People's Anti-Japanese Army
              • MPAJA dominated by Chinese Malaysian Communist Party
          • THE EMERGENCY('48-'60)
            • June '48 armed struggle against BMA starts with MCP military wing MRLA
            • MRLA defeated in '55 as they were outnumbered ; BMA superior tactics; GBR promised independence and concessions for Chinese
            • 1957 - given independence
            • BMA thought Soviets were involved (by'51 they know they're not)
            • MCP leaders become more radical

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