Independence of Indonesia

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Independence of Indonesia

What do you already know about the Indonesian independency?

Soekarno and Hatta managed to get the people on their side.

Soekarno and Hatta managed to get the people on their side. They held gatherings with speeches a

Japanese occupation

On the 11th of January 1942 The Japanese army landen on the Indonesia island Tarakan.

Indonesia first welcomed them, because the Japanese promised independency but...

Romusha

...All non-Japanese residents were forced to work in very harsh circumstances. This 'forced labour' is also called 'romusha'. 

Which two Japanese cities were bombarded by the U.S.?

1. Hiroshima and Tokyo
2. Nagasaki and Fukuoka
3. Tokyo and Fukuoka
4. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Fat Man (9/9/1945 Nagasaki)

Little Boy (6/9/1945 Hiroshima)

After Japan surrendered

After Japan left, Sukarno declared Indonesia's independency. The Dutch didn't accept this, resulting to a four year war between Dutch and Indonesian forces.

'police actions'

Big military offensives were undertaken by the Netherlands against the Indonesian nationalists. 

The nationalists tried to fight back by using suprise attacks.

transfer of sovereignty

In 1949 the Netherlands was forced to recognize indonesia's independence. The sovereignty was officially transfered to the indonesian government.

When and where did the Japanese landed in Indonesia?

1. Batavia
2. Tarakan
3. Jakarta
4. Soerabaja

Why did Japan wanted to invade Indonesia?

Who were these workers that worked in force labours called?

What was the cause of Japan’s surrender?

1. the bombardments of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2. Their troops were defeated by the Dutch
3. They didn't had enough money left
4. The soviets