Cambridge International Examinations - General Certificate of Education - Ordinary Level History

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Modular Description edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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

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Notes edit

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

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