Year 1 History notes (Founder of Singapore)

WHO IS THE TRUE FOUNDER OF SINGAPORE? Why are we interested in finding out who is the founder of Singapore? 0 -So that our future generations will not be confused about our history a -We do not want people to have an inaccurate understanding of our history. Why has our understanding of history changed? o ->Change in focus->Things that we consider important Words and phrases related to founder Em o athetic Grandfather/Father Visionary . Hardworking Someone who establishes a lace Pioneer Develo — Perseverance Searcher — Separating it further... Personal traits/qualities — Actions Discoverin a lace Establishin somethin Develo somethin Examples of founders 0 Steve Jobs, Founded Apple 0 Olivia Lum, Founded Hyflux 0 Sim Wong Hoo, Founded Creative What does it mean to be a ‘founder' of a place or an organization? 0 -The driving force, the person who made it all possible 0 -The iconic figure who is instantly recognizable as the leader of an organization a -.The person with a vision, a grand plan on what a place or organization should be like. What is modern? 0 21st century 4 o ‘Evolutionary’ -->From the past to the present

- Revolutionary-->Radical change 0 Technology What is modern now may not be in 100 years time! “modern’ changes over time! Modern Singapore 0 Developed o Changi Airport, Jewel o Gardens by the bay 0 Marina bay sands Many of the things Raffles and Farquhar did laid the foundation for Singapore today! Definition of Modern 0 The ensemble of socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the wake of the Renaissance in the “Age of Reason” of 17th century thought and 18th century “Enlightenment” 0 Some people think that the era of modernity ended by 1930, with WW2 in 1945, or the 19803 or 1990s, the following era is called postmodernity. When did modernity/ enlightenment begin in Singapore? 0 1819 Modemity as a relative? Dictionary definition: Relating to the recent or present times as opposed to the remote past. 0 When is recent? When is remote? © What VISION should a founder have? © What QUALITIES should a founder possess? © What ACTIONS should a founder possess? Raffles as the founder of Singapore Actions Raffles town plan lm - act of actions 0 Raffles had a vision of Instituted laws, Singapore as a banned vices peaceful, morally Segregates races into upright colony different 0 Able to avoid racial neighborhoods conflict in Singapore and ensure peace among the races, leads to more safety. more traders being attracted to Singapore, economic boom.

- Exploited the succession dispute despite risking his career and angering Lord Hastin s Audacity,Daring take over Singapore and overcome the platform of Dutch opposition Arguments against x Lack of practicality --> planned for Singapore to be a free port but did not anticipate how this would lead to a lack of revenue and how to solve this problem x Absent father at Did not execute his plans and left them to som