5.3 The Japanese Occupation

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5.3 The Japanese Occupation
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Chapter 5
5.3 The Japanese Occupation

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At the end of this lesson...
  • You will be able to explain what the Japanese occupation of Indonesia was like. 

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Japan and the wold 
  • Japan was a military world power in the early 20th century  but...

  • They didn't have the resources they needed (coal, iron, oil). They also lacked agricultural products like coffee and rice.

  • Solution: taking over neighbouring countries.

  • But also nationalism: Asia for the Asians!

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Pearl harbor
  • The rest of Asia cannot be conquered until Japan's biggest opponent is defeated: the US

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor: American marine base in Hawaii. 

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Occupation
  • The battle between the Netherlands and Japan lasted from January to March (1942)

  • Many Dutch people are imprisoned in internment camps (Jappenkampen)

  • Sukarno and Hatta (released) team up with the Japanese (in exchange for independence)

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Occupation (2)
  • Japan promised a better life for all Asians. Many Indonesian nationalists were happy with the arrival of the Japanese.

  • Soekarno thought that a free Indonesia was within hand's reach.

  • However, forced labour and famine ended that dream. 

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Railway to connect Thailand and Burma
A total of 250,000 forced laborers (Romusha) worked on these railway lines. 100,000 people died from hunger, exhaustion, disease and violence.

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And the Dutch people?



Jappenkampen






Internment camps in the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies

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Life in the Jappenkampen (1)
  • Camps for both prisoners of war and civilians; men and women

  • Corporal punishment

  • Hunger

  • Forced labour (Burma Railway)

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Life in the Jappenkampen (2)
  • Poor hygiene and housing


  • disease (dysentery)

  • Forced prostitution (Troostmeisjes)

  • About 25,000 Dutch people died in these camps.

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Japanisation
  • Everything Dutch was forbidden

  • Indonesian became the official language.

  • Japanse flag + anthem mandatory

  • Japanese youth movements with military training

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