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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Malayan Emergency is often known as...
Britain's Chernobyl
Britain's Vietnam
Britain's Pearl Harbour
Britain's Big Bargain Bonanza
- 2. Multiple Choice
When did the Malayan Emergency occur?
1948 - 1960
1922 - 1935
1987 - 2013
1914 - 1918
- 3. Multiple Choice
When did Britain first "gain a foothold" in Malaysia?
1914
1888
1786
1998
- 4. Multiple Choice
Malayan Communists fought for or against Britain during WW2?
For
Against
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why were the (mostly) Chinese-Malayan Communists angry at Britain?
Britain had stopped them from talking to their mums
Britain had promised citizenship but then withdrew that offer to appease Malayan nationalists
They thought the Queen was a lizard
Mao had sent them birthday cards asking them to hate the British
- 6. Multiple Choice
True or False: Britain didn't appoint a Director of Operations until two years into the emergency
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Tre or False: people caught helping left-wing parties were arrested
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which chemical, later used in Vietnam by the US, was used during the Malayan Emergency by the British?
Colonel Purple
Captain Black
Private Red
Agent Orange
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or False: a State of Emergency has the same laws as a war, so Britain had to act humanely during this conflict
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
To "win" the conflict, what did Britain do?
Give citizenship to Chinese Malayans
Give the country independence
Install a Nationalist government friendly to Britain before leaving
All of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is a Punji Stick?
A rare edible delicacy in Malaysia
Sharpened bamboo smeared with faeces
A small animal whose front two legs are shorted than the back two, so it can run around the mountains of Malaysia with ease
The Malaysian equivalent of the crown jewels
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