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- 14th century Singapore part of the mighty Srivijayan empire and was known as Temasek or "Sea Town"
-Visits from a wide variety of sea craft, from Chinese junks, Indian vessels, Arab dhows and Portuguese battleships to Buginese schooners.
-Earned a new name - "Singa Pura", or "Lion City"
-Sir Stamford Raffles established Singapore as a trading station.
-Free trade attracted merchants from all over Asia and from as far afield as the United States and the Middle East
-1824, just five years after the founding of modern Singapore, the population had grown from a mere 150 to 10,000.
-1832 singapore became the centre of government for the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore
-Scene of significant fighting during WW2.
- Self-government in 1959 and on the 9th of August 1965 Singapore broke off from Malaysia and became an independent republic
-At the age of 18 all male Singaporeans go through a period of military training called National Service
-Introduced in 1967
-2 years
-Build strength of character
-Forges strong ties among Singaporeans from diverse backgrounds
-Rite of passage
-Builds lifelong friendships
- "Young boys to men"
-Singaporean boys serving their national service and their journey from beginning to end
-Patriotic country
-Views change
-NS isn't a disadvantage or burden on their lives
-NS enriches their life
A sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language.- Google
"A way for people to declare who you are and what you belong to to other people."- Omer Bartov
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