War for Indonesian Independence

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

in AUGUST 1945?

• Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

• The Dutch

• The Japanese

• The British

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

in SEPT 1945 - NOV 1946?

• Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

• The Dutch

• The Japanese

• The British

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

in NOV 1946 - JAN 1948 and during Operation Crow - DEC 1949?

• Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

• The Dutch

• The Japanese

• The British

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

in 1948 and 1949

• The United States of America

• The Dutch

• Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

• The USSR

The Japanese had surrendered at the end of WWII. So why did the Republicans (and other Indonesians) have to fight against them?

Answer explanation

The Allies asked the Japanese to stay and "keep order" until they could arrive... and please take away those rebels' guns while you're at it!

The British had never controlled Indonesia before. So why did the Republicans (and other Indonesians) have to fight against them?

Answer explanation

They just came to take charge until the Dutch could get their troops ready to come... and then they had a change of heart.

The Dutch in Indonesia had mostly been imprisoned or killed by the Japanese.

So why did the Republicans (and other Indonesians) have to fight against the Dutch?

Answer explanation

They came back to reassert their control--though it took them long enough to get their act together!

The Indonesian leftists hated the Dutch and wanted independence just like the Republicans. So why did the Republicans have to fight against them?

Answer explanation

They wanted to be in charge of the newly independent Indonesia.

According to the video,

what was the final, deciding event that resulted in Indonesia's independence being recognized by the Dutch?

• Indonesians successfully fought against the Dutch

• Sukarno and Hatta established a competent government

• Australia called for a cease-fire in the UN Security Council

• The US threatened to stop giving aid money to the Dutch

In 1949, what was happening in the world that made the USA so interested in having Indonesia as an ally?

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War