JO: Turn towards mass politics, harsh rule
Colonial Interests: Fear of communism, Decol Plans
Decol: Nationalist strategies of local leaders, CP's decol plans
Factor - What it did - Causal Significance - Outcome
- The creation of a plural society during colonial rule saw the rise of diverse communities, fuelling desire for the adoption of democracy which accommodated a diversity of interests.
- Western Education equipped local leaders with the knowledge of the workings of democracy, enhancing their ability to adopt it as a political system upon independence.
- The turn towards mass politics during the Japanese Occupation saw the emergence of diverse political players, thus making the government more inclined towards adopting democracy as a political system to accommodate the varying interests.
- The harsh rule of the Japanese Occupation turned locals away from authoritarian rule, making them inclined towards democracy as an alternative political structure to be adopted upon independence.
- The colonial power's fear of communism saw the introduction of democratic structures in their decolonization plans, laying the foundation of democracy to be adopted as the default political system at the point of independence.
- Nationalist strategies for decolonization saw local leaders aligning themselves with democracy to convince the colonial powers of their legitimacy to rule, in order to gain colonial acknowledgement of their independence movement, and thus democracy was the de facto political system at the point of independence.
- Given the international bipolar divide after WW2, local leaders adopted democracy as a strategy to gain colonial and international acknowledgement of their independence movement.
btw, none of these have been checked by a teacher. i just needed to write them down somewhere before i lose my notes again. it may be wrong for all you know, but im gonna use them for now.
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