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        • 1. Causes of the Cold War >
          • 1. What role did ideology play in the Grand Alliance?
          • 2. How did wartime disagreements affect the alliance?
          • 3. Did Soviet expansionism end the alliance?
          • 4. Was US exceptionalism to blame?
          • 5. Did events in Asia exacerbate tensions?
          • 6. Were tensions over Germany the final straw?
          • 7. Summary: Who was to blame for the Cold War?
        • 2. Conflict & Confrontation >
          • 1. How did competition unfold in Asia?
          • 2. What conflicts emerged in Europe?
          • 3. How did the Cold War shape the Middle East?
          • 4. Were tensions in the Americas unexpected?
          • 5. Why did the Cold War spread to Africa?
          • 6. How did scientific change drive the conflict?
          • 7. Summary: Who won the global struggle?
        • 3. Detente and Coexistence >
          • 1. Did peaceful coexistence work?
          • 2. What did detente achieve?
          • 3. Why did detente fail?
          • 4. Summary: Was detente a failure?
        • 4. China and the Cold War >
          • 1. Why were Sino-Soviet relations so turbulent?
          • 2. How did Sino-American relations change?
          • 3. What other relations did China cultivate?
          • 4. Summary: When did China become a global power?
        • 5. End of the Cold War >
          • 1. Did the USSR decay from within?
          • 2. Did Ronald Reagan win the war?
          • 3. Was Mikhail Gorbachev to blame?
          • 4. What role did people power play?
          • 5. Why did the USSR finally collapse?
          • 6. Summary: Who, or what, ended the Cold War?
        • 6. Leaders, Crises and Nations >
          • 1. What was the impact of leaders?
          • 2. How significant were Cold War crises?
          • 3. In what ways were nations affected?
          • 4. Summary: What was the role of leaders, crises and nations?
        • Exam Questions
    • Paper 3 - Asia/Oceania >
      • Topic 9: Imperial Decline in East Asia 1860-1912
      • Topic 11: Japan 1912-1990
      • Topic 12: China and Korea 1910-1950
      • Topic 14: The People's Republic of China 1949-2005
      • Topic 15: Cold War Conflicts in Asia >
        • 1. The Malayan Emergency >
          • 1. What triggered conflict in Malaya?
          • 2. How did the Emergency evolve?
          • 3. Why was the insurgency defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Emergency?
          • 5. Summary: Why was communism defeated?
        • 2. The Korean War >
          • 1. What caused the Korean War?
          • 2. How did the Korean War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Korean War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Korean War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Korean War a turning point?
        • 3. The French Indochina War >
          • 1. What caused the French Indochina War?
          • 2. How did the French Indochina War evolve?
          • 3. How was the war in Indochina resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Indochina War?
          • 5. Summary: What accounts for the French defeat?
        • 4. The Vietnam War >
          • 1. What caused the Vietnam War?
          • 2. How did the Vietnam War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Vietnam War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Vietnam War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Vietnam War inevitable?
        • 5. The Cambodian Civil War >
          • 1. What caused the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 2. How did the Cambodian Civil War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Civil War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 5. Summary: Who can be blamed for events in Cambodia?
        • 6. The Soviet Afghan War >
          • 1. Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan?
          • 2. How did the Soviet-Afghan war evolve?
          • 3. How was the Soviet Union defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Soviet-Afghan war?
          • 5. Summary: Why did the USSR withdraw?
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5. Summary: Why was communism defeated?

Activity 1 - Which events should we revise?


  1. Mind-Map - Create a concept-map using Padlet, Mindmup or any other similar mind-mapping tool (or create a sketchnote by hand!). In the middle write ‘The Malayan Emergency 1948-60’.
  2. Summarise - Now fill in your mind-map with key historical information and facts about the main events of the unit. Review your notes and summarise using the following headings and events:
    1. Causes - British colonialism, Malay nationalism and ethnic tensions, Japanese Invasion, MPAJA, Malaya Union Protests, UNMO, Federation of Malaya, postwar economic problems, general labour unions, banning of trade unions, Sungai Siput Incident, MNLA, South East Asia Youth Conference
    2. Course - Phase 1 (1948-50), MNLA hit-and-run attacks on economic targets, Min Yuen, ambushes, use of terror and violence, assassination of Henry Guerney, Emergency Regulations; Phase 2 (1950-52), Briggs Plan, New Villages, Operation Starvation, Special Branch, War Council; Phase 3 (1952-54), Templer Plan, Independence promised, political talks with elites, citizenship for minorities, hearts and minds campaign, search and destroy missions, use of airpower, deep jungle; Phase 4 (1955-60) general election, Baling talks, independence, Hor Lung, MLA into Thailand.
    3. Resolution - Orthodox perspective: hearts and minds focus, Richard Stubbs, Templer Plan, political concessions, civil rights, amenities, psychology warfare; Revisionist perspective: Karl Hack, Briggs Plan, population control, food denial, MCP October Resolutions.
    4. Legacy - On Malaya: Independence, unity government with Malay majority, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Alliance Party, authoritarian laws, social tensions, race riots 1964/69, Greater Malaya, Brunei Uprising, Sarawak Insurgency, Konfrontasi with Indonesia, federation of Malaysia, expulsion of Singapore, Second Emergency, Economic growth; On Britain/Commonwealth: preservation of British interests, Commonwealth military forces until 1966, denial of war crimes, Batang Kali; On Region: seperatist struggle in Thailand, military coup against PKI in Indonesia, Marcos in Philippines, creation of ASEAN, extension of SEATO: On Cold War: US support for Malaysia, containment, SEATO, Non-Aligned Movement.
  3. Revise - Use your mind maps to help you revise the historical content for your upcoming assessment and final exams. Make sure you store a copy with your other revision materials.

Activity 2 - What was our inquiry?


  1. Recall -  Examine the statement of inquiry for this unit again and consider how it applies to what you’ve studied:
    1. The success of counterinsurgency depends not just on the significance of its military strategy but also on winning cooperation with civil society
  2. Analyse - With a partner, discuss how this statement of inquiry could be applied to the Malayan Emergency 1948-60. Consider the following questions:
    1. Connect - How is the statement of inquiry connected to what you have studied?
    2. Extend - Does the statement of inquiry extend your thinking about the Malayan Emergency in any way?
    3. Challenge - What is challenging or confusing about the statement of inquiry? 
  3. Discuss - Does the statement of inquiry apply to the Malayan Emergency? What other events in history might it also apply to?
  4. Evaluate - The key concept of this unit was significance. To what extent was the Malayan Emergency a significant Cold War conflict? Use the following criteria it to measure the historical significance of the Malayan Emergency:
    1. Novelty - Did the event usher in something new or never seen before?
    2. Applicability - Does the event teach us about the present? Is it relevant?
    3. Memory - Do we still remember the event? Is it actively commemorated?
    4. Effects - Did it change things? Did it affect many people? Does it still impact?

Activity 3 - How might we be assessed?


  1. ​Essay Plan - Try practicing for your end of unit review by essay planning previous questions on this topic. Use this essay mark-scheme to help:
    1. Evaluate the impact on Malaya of the British/Commonwealth response to the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) - May 2018
    2. To what extent was British success in Malaysia due to the success in 'winning hearts and minds' of the Malayan population? - Teacher Example
    3. Discuss the causes, and the consequences, of the Malayan Emergency (1948-60) - Teacher Example
    4. Evaluate the consequences, for Malaya and the Cold War, of British victory in the Malaya Emergency - Teacher Example

Further Reading for Revision


OBLIGATORY READING
  1. Cheah, Boon Cheng. (2012). Red Star over Malaya: Resistance and Social Conflict During and After the Japanese Occupation of Malaya 1941–46
RECOMMENDED READING
  1. Scurr, J., & Chappell, M. (1982). Osprey Men-at-Arms Series: The Malayan Campaign 1948-60. Osprey Publishing: London
SUPPLEMENTAL READING
  1. Barber, N. (2013). War of the Running Dogs: How Malaya Defeated the Communist Guerillas 1948-60. Cassell

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        • 1. Causes of the Cold War >
          • 1. What role did ideology play in the Grand Alliance?
          • 2. How did wartime disagreements affect the alliance?
          • 3. Did Soviet expansionism end the alliance?
          • 4. Was US exceptionalism to blame?
          • 5. Did events in Asia exacerbate tensions?
          • 6. Were tensions over Germany the final straw?
          • 7. Summary: Who was to blame for the Cold War?
        • 2. Conflict & Confrontation >
          • 1. How did competition unfold in Asia?
          • 2. What conflicts emerged in Europe?
          • 3. How did the Cold War shape the Middle East?
          • 4. Were tensions in the Americas unexpected?
          • 5. Why did the Cold War spread to Africa?
          • 6. How did scientific change drive the conflict?
          • 7. Summary: Who won the global struggle?
        • 3. Detente and Coexistence >
          • 1. Did peaceful coexistence work?
          • 2. What did detente achieve?
          • 3. Why did detente fail?
          • 4. Summary: Was detente a failure?
        • 4. China and the Cold War >
          • 1. Why were Sino-Soviet relations so turbulent?
          • 2. How did Sino-American relations change?
          • 3. What other relations did China cultivate?
          • 4. Summary: When did China become a global power?
        • 5. End of the Cold War >
          • 1. Did the USSR decay from within?
          • 2. Did Ronald Reagan win the war?
          • 3. Was Mikhail Gorbachev to blame?
          • 4. What role did people power play?
          • 5. Why did the USSR finally collapse?
          • 6. Summary: Who, or what, ended the Cold War?
        • 6. Leaders, Crises and Nations >
          • 1. What was the impact of leaders?
          • 2. How significant were Cold War crises?
          • 3. In what ways were nations affected?
          • 4. Summary: What was the role of leaders, crises and nations?
        • Exam Questions
    • Paper 3 - Asia/Oceania >
      • Topic 9: Imperial Decline in East Asia 1860-1912
      • Topic 11: Japan 1912-1990
      • Topic 12: China and Korea 1910-1950
      • Topic 14: The People's Republic of China 1949-2005
      • Topic 15: Cold War Conflicts in Asia >
        • 1. The Malayan Emergency >
          • 1. What triggered conflict in Malaya?
          • 2. How did the Emergency evolve?
          • 3. Why was the insurgency defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Emergency?
          • 5. Summary: Why was communism defeated?
        • 2. The Korean War >
          • 1. What caused the Korean War?
          • 2. How did the Korean War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Korean War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Korean War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Korean War a turning point?
        • 3. The French Indochina War >
          • 1. What caused the French Indochina War?
          • 2. How did the French Indochina War evolve?
          • 3. How was the war in Indochina resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Indochina War?
          • 5. Summary: What accounts for the French defeat?
        • 4. The Vietnam War >
          • 1. What caused the Vietnam War?
          • 2. How did the Vietnam War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Vietnam War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Vietnam War?
          • 5. Summary: Was the Vietnam War inevitable?
        • 5. The Cambodian Civil War >
          • 1. What caused the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 2. How did the Cambodian Civil War evolve?
          • 3. How was the Civil War resolved?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Cambodian Civil War?
          • 5. Summary: Who can be blamed for events in Cambodia?
        • 6. The Soviet Afghan War >
          • 1. Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan?
          • 2. How did the Soviet-Afghan war evolve?
          • 3. How was the Soviet Union defeated?
          • 4. What was the impact of the Soviet-Afghan war?
          • 5. Summary: Why did the USSR withdraw?
        • Exam Questions
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