Dutch Colonialism in Indonesia

Dutch Colonialism

in Indonesia

Year 5-6

​Sekolah Cikal Cilandak

​Indonesia

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Colonization

​Indonesia had successfully declared its independence since 17 August 1945. But long before, there were some countries that colonized Nusantara.

Multiple Choice

Which country has never colonized Indonesia?

• Japan

• Dutch

• France

• Portugese

Portugese Colonization​

​In 1512, The Portugese came to Maluku, Indonesia searching for natural resources and promoting Christianity. With their strong military, they occupied Timor, Solor and Flores.

​Dutch Colonization

In 1596, The Dutch first came to Indonesia led by Cornelis de Houtman. .

Multiple Choice

What is the main intention of Dutch arrival in Nusantara?

• seeking for spices

• starting a war

• trading their goods

• expanding their territoty

VOC

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After Dutch realized that Nusantara is rich of spices, some Dutch company were competing each other to get more profit. Therefore, Dutch government decided to unite all the companies and established VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) at 1602.

Multiple Choice

Which one is the correct logo of VOC?

Fill in the Blanks

Mention spices you know.

​​Monopoly Trade

During Dutch colonization in Nusantara, they applied a system called "monopoly". Monopoly trade is a system that requires people to only sell the spices to Dutch/VOC.

​VOC Dismissal

​In 1675 VOC was dismissed because there were many people doing corruption in this organization which led them to bankruptcy.

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