In 1824,
the British bought
the Singapore Island
By 1825 the city of Singapore
had become a major port.
Singapore
The Japanese captured the island
in February 1942.
In 1946,
the Straits Settlements
was dissolved.
In 1921, the British constructed a naval base, which was soon supplemented by an air base.
Singapore has been known
about since the 11th century
In 1826, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca
were combined as the Straits Settlements
to form an outlying residency of the
British East India Company.
In 1869 the Suez Canal opened.
In 1867, the Straits Settlements
were made a British Crown Colony,
an arrangement that continued until 1946.
In the 20th century, the automobile industry's
demand for rubber from Southeast Asia
and the packaging industry's need for tin
helped make Singapore one of the world's major ports.