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1a) Study Source A How useful is this source as evidence about the Hock Lee Bus Riots? This source is useful as evidence about the Hock Lee Bus Riots as it puts the blame on anti-colonial sentiments for contributing to the riots and puts forth the view that the strikes had descended unexpectedly into violent riots. It says that the strikes were likely to have been encouraged by anti-colonial feelings and described the leaders of the strikes as being anti-colonial. It also quotes Fong Swee Suan that the violence had got out of hand and is thus useful in providing the perspective of one of the key players of the Hock Lee Bus Riots, and his view that the violent outcome was unintended. This is corroborated by Source B which says that it was probable that even Lim and Fong were not prepared for what happened. However, it is limited in its utility as it comes across as being too sympathetic towards the anti-colonial leaders. It only looks at it from the perspective of the Union leaders, as it quotes Fong but not the British, and seems to discredit the viewpoint put forth by the authorities in saying that the strike was rumoured to be started by proCommunists. Although Source A says that it that the strike was rumoured to be started by pro-Communists and suggests that Fong was genuinely regretful when it quotes him without casting doubt on his statement that We express our deep distress at the violence used against the buses of the Hock Lee Bus Company and the police, this is contradicted by Source B and C, both of which pin the blame on the Communists in the unions (Source B) and makes Fong out to have Communist, rather than merely anti-colonial, tendencies, when Source C quotes him as saying All workers must uniteto struggle for their own welfare which alludes to Karl Marxs theories in The Communist Manifesto. Moreover, Source C quotes Fong as saying that Workers must know there is bound to be some bloodshed in the course of a revolution which suggests that he went ahead with the strikes in full knowledge that it had the potential for violence. This clearly contradicts Source A which said that Fong expressed regret for the violence which got out of hand. Thus I conclude that despite the fact that Source A is from an online encyclopaedia, it is not very useful as evidence as it is too partial towards the Union leaders Fong and Lim, and is intended to elicit sympathy for them from the readers, and to justify their tactics as seen from although the riots were violent, they were an opportunity to fight for independence and self-government.