Why People Came to Singapore
Pupils learn about the push and pull factors that brought immigrants to Singapore.
Key Questions
- 1Why did people leave their home countries to come to Singapore?
- 2What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor?
- 3What hopes did immigrants have when they arrived?
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