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Colonial Indonesian History

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first European country that came to Indonesia?

a)

Spain

b)

Portuguese

c)

Dutch

d)

British

2.

What was the main purpose of their coming to Indonesia?

a)

they wanted to spread Christian religion

b)

they just wanted to travel

c)

they wanted to prove that the world is round

d)

they wanted to get spices

3.

The purpose of the establishment of the VOC by the Dutch colonial government was ...

a)

Look for new countries and glories

b)

Spread the Religion

c)

Strengthen the territory

d)

To overcome competition between Dutch traders and other Europeans

4.

The purpose of the Cultural system was ....

a)

strengthen Javanese defences against a predicted British invasion.

b)

Introducing new plants

c)

Increase farmers' income

d)

force Javanese peasants to produce particular crops suitable for the European markets

5.

What was the name of the world's first joint stock company that was created by the Dutch to create a monopoly in the spice trade.

a)

VLC

b)

VOC

c)

VPN

d)

VVII

6.

The Dutch governor who oversaw the Banda Massacre and established the Dutch spice monopoly was

a)

Stamford Raffles

b)

Herman Daendals

c)

Jan Peterzoon Coen

d)

Herman Van Speult

7.

The Dutch established their capital at modern day Jakarta and named the city

a)

Jayakarta

b)

Sunda Kelpa

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

Batavia

8.

This Indonesian ruler fought against the Dutch and surrounded their capital but failed to drive them out of Java

a)

Sultan Agung

b)

Sultan Kaihrun

c)

Sultan Baabula

d)

Sultan Soekarno

9.

The Dutch colonized Indonesia in search of what spice?

a)

Tumeric

b)

Tea

c)

Coffee

d)

Nutmeg

10.

The Dutch governor Herman Van Speult believed that the English and Japanese were plotting against him so he had them all tortured and killed in what later became known as the

a)

Banda Massacre

b)

Ambon Massacre

c)

Batavia Massacre

d)

Boston Massacre

11.

1. During the Second Anglo Dutch war the Dutch navy sailed up the ________________________ river and burned the British fleet.

a)

Ciliwung

b)

Tiber

c)

Thames

d)

Nile

12.

William of Orange, the Dutch King invaded England and was welcomed in to become King of England during the

a)

Invasion of the Spanish Armada

b)

English Civil War

c)

War of the Roses

d)

Glorious Revolution

13.

The ______________________________ was a time when the Dutch established a tax of 1/5 of all Indonesian land being devoted to growing cash crops for the Dutch.

a)

Ethical Policy

b)

Liberal Period

c)

Cultivation System

d)

Majapahit Period

14.

1. __________________________ was the Dutch Queen who established the Ethical Policy because of her horror at the treatment of the Indonesians by the Dutch Colonial authority.

a)

Wilhelmina

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Victoria

d)

Gretchen

15.

_____________________ was a Javanese Prince who lead a failed rebellion against the Dutch that would later be known as the Java War.

a)

Raden Wijaya

b)

Dipenogoro

c)

Gaja Madah

d)

Teuku Umar

16.

What were the three goals of the “Ethical Policy” __________________, _______________, and ____________________.

a)

Land, Food, Freedom

b)

Irrigation, Transmigration, Education

c)

Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Democracy, Independence, Transformation

17.

Explain Transmigration

4 lines
18.

Define a Monopoly

4 lines
19.

1. At what point in Indonesian History do you believe that the Indonesians had the best chance of achieving independence or stopping the Dutch Colonization? Give evidence to support why you believe that this was the BEST opportunity to stop or defeat the Dutch. (5 marks)

4 lines
20.

What body of water is here?

a)

Sunda Strait

b)

Malacca Strait

c)

Sumatra Strait

d)

Dampier Strait

21.

What body of water is here?

a)

Sunda Strait

b)

Malacca Strait

c)

Sumatra Strait

d)

Dampier Strait

22.

What Island is this?

a)

Sulawesi

b)

Java

c)

Borneo (Kalimantan)

d)

Sumatra

23.

What Island is this?

a)

Sulawesi

b)

Java

c)

Borneo (Kalimantan)

d)

Sumatra

24.

What CITY is this?

a)

Jakarta

b)

Makassar

c)

Ternate

d)

Kupang

25.

What Island is this?

a)

Sulawesi

b)

Java

c)

Borneo (Kalimantan)

d)

Sumatra

26.

What CITY is this?

a)

Jakarta

b)

Semarang

c)

Ambon

d)

Makassar

27.

What CITY is this?

a)

Surabaya

b)

Ternate

c)

Makassar

d)

Medan

28.

What CITY is this?

a)

Medan

b)

Ternate

c)

Kupang

d)

Makassar

29.

What CITY is this?

a)

Surabaya

b)

Semarang

c)

Solokarta

d)

Kupang

30.

The Dutch colony which would later be renamed New York City. Traded by the Dutch to the English in exchange for Rhun Island in order to secure the Spice Monopoly was called?

a)

New South Wales

b)

New Holland

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

New Rotterdam

31.

What Dutch innovation enabled them to build ships 7 times as fast as the English.

a)

The Printing Press

b)

Saw Mills

c)

Factories

d)

Canals

32.

A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.

a)

Treaty of Westphalia

b)

Treaty of Breda

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

33.

The "Lion of the Seas" a Portuguese Admiral who explored Indonesia and conquered Malacca

a)

Jan Pieterzoon Coen

b)

Afonso De Albuquerque

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

34.

an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Treaty

d)

Archipelago

35.

the control of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Colonialism

d)

VOC

36.

Self government, control of your own government

a)

Colonialism

b)

Monopoly

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Political Autonomy

37.

A crop which is grown to be sold not to be eaten by those who grow it

a)

Cash Crop

b)

Subsistence Agriculture

c)

Monopoly

d)

Oligarchy

38.

a large farm or estate, often in a tropical country, on which cash crops are cultivated by resident laborers or slaves.

a)

Monopoly

b)

Manor

c)

Feudalism

d)

Plantation