World War 2

Local people were concerned with their livelihood,some were thinking about the future of Singapore.Their attitude towards the British government had changed. Since the British ruled Singapore for a century and failed to protect it,they should leave Singapore..This change in their political attitudes was also partly due to external events.Many countries under colonial rule had gained independence. One country that succeeded in achieving independence in 1947 was India,the largest colony of the British Empire.The influence of this external events increased the local people's desire to govern themselves.In 1948,elections were introduced for the first time and the British allowed some locals to be elected into the Leagislative Council.For the first time,the people had some choice in deciding who was going to represent them in the government.