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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.

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