Indonesian independence - 5.1

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 1

Today's planning

Start chapter 5

Reading comic book

What do you know about the relationship between The Netherlands and Indonesia?

Indonesia

MAPS

The country consists of an archipelago of 16,056 islands.

About 230 million people

Capital: Jakarta on Java

Indonesia

Biggest Muslim population in 

the world

Bali - Island of the Gods

2nd biggest polluter of the ocean

Chapter 5

Relationship between Indonesia and the Netherlands starts around 1600 due to VOC travels. 

East Indies (Oost-Indië), as it was called then, was a colony of the Netherlands. They used it for spicetrade.

Chapter 5

In the 20th century opposition against colonialism rose. 

Japan occupied Indonesia during WWll

Dutch and Indonesian people were treated

with a lot of violence.

Chapter 5

After WWII the Indonesians fought a bloody battle for their independence. 

PNI - Soekarno

What to do now

Read paragraph 5.1 

Make assignment

De terugkeer

- silent reading for 10 minutes. 

- Please make a note of where you stopped reading