COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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350 years
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5 years
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3.5 years
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100 years
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Detailed explanation-1: -Over the following decades, the Dutch extended their power, colonised the islands and enslaved the local people. The Dutch ruled Indonesia for the next 350 years. During the Dutch rule, Indonesians were forced to grow crops which were traded in Europe and the local populations became impoverished.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Netherlands Government ruled the colony from 1816 to 1941, before the Japanese occupation which lasted until 1945. An Independent republic, Indonesia, was proclaimed on 17 August 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Dutch Empire lasted for three and a half centuries, both in the east and west of the globe. The majority of the Dutch Empire’s economy was concentrated on the East Indies and only a small part of their focus was on the West Indies.
Detailed explanation-4: -In December 1949, after four years of military and diplomatic confrontation with the Netherlands, the Dutch Government finally recognised the independence of the Dutch East Indies, which became the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.