Chapter 2 : Independence

Comprehension Exercise.
1. What important factors made the people of the country use arms to
oppose the colonialist?
I
- Imposition of taxes (pg 25 summary line 6; pg 29 para. 1, line 5;
pg 42 conclusion line 4)
II
- Violation of local customs and traditions (pg 25 summary line 7; pg
29 para.2, line 1; pg 42 conclusion line 5)
III
- The rulers began to lose their power (pg 25 summary line 7; pg 29
para.2, line 3)
IV
- Oppression on the local inhabitants, who were made become
labourers (pg 25 summary line 8; pg 28 inside the table, 3rd column
Antunam)
A. All the above.

2. The struggle for independent through nationalism and negotiation was

largely influenced by factors like
I
- the reformation movement in Egypt and Turkey and the spirit of
nationalism in Indonesia. (pg 30 table 2.2, 1st row)
II
- the availability of the mass media as a channel for expressing
feelings of dissatisfaction against the foreigner. (pg 29 under subtopic of
The Struggle for Nationalism, para. 1, line 3, para. 3, line 3; pg 43
conclusion line 4)
III
- formal education that was steadily spreading among the society. (pg
29 under subtopic of The Struggle for Nationalism, para. 1, line 4; pg 43
conclusion line 4)
B. I, II and III.

3. The uprising he led was known as the Peasants Uprising. He was also
among the religious leaders who appeal for a holy war against British. His

opposition arose from the actions of the British to impose a pass on local
inhabitants who wish to open up land. Who is he?
C. Haji Abdul Rahman Limbung. (pg 28 inside the table, 1 st column
Terengganu)

4. _____ was the Malay Union that was considered most radical. It acted to
fight for the interests of the Malays and had the objective to unite Malaya
with Indonesia to build the concept of Melayu Raya (the Great Malay Empire).
Many of its leaders were either imprisoned by British or fled to Indonesia.
B. Malay Youth Union (Kesatuan Melayu Muda) (pg 29 under subtopic
of The Struggle for Nationalism, para. 3, line 4 from bottom; pg 30 Table
2.2, last 5 lines of 3rd column)

5. As soon as the British returned to Malaya, they set up the administration

called
B. British Military Administration. (pg 30 under subtopic of Malayan
Union, para. 2, line 1)