The independance of Indonesia lesson 2

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The  Indonesian independance

lesson 2

After WW2

After WW2, Asian colonies experienced a wave of decolonisation: they wanted independence from their motherland.

Causes decolonisation

• The Japanese occupation showed that the West was not superior to Asian peoples. 
• Many Indonesian administrators had been educated in Europe, where they had learned about Western values (such as freedom and nationalism) (Sukarno also).
• The two most powerful countries (United States and Soviet Union) were both anti-imperialist  

Indonesia

There was also a decolonisation movement in the Dutch colony of Indonesia led by Sukarno.

In 1945, the Netherlands did not want

Indonesia to become independent. 

→ deploy police actions: a military

operation to stop the decolonisation movement

of Indonesia. 

International pressure?

International pressure

The US no longer accepted the Dutch presence in Indonesia. They threatened the Marshall plan would be stopped.

Marshallplan?

It was a plan for the economic recovery of the European countries after WW2. The aim was also to prevent countries from becoming communist.

Making excuses about past events makes sense

Agree

Disagree

Give an argument for why you agreed or disagreed with the previous statement.

The Netherlands was right to apologise to Indonesia for the violence during decolonisation

Agree

Disagree

Give an argument for why you agreed or disagreed with the previous statement.