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War for Indonesian Independence

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

in AUGUST 1945?

a)

Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

b)

The Dutch

c)

The Japanese

d)

The British

2.

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

in SEPT 1945 - NOV 1946?

a)

Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

b)

The Dutch

c)

The Japanese

d)

The British

3.

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

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

a)

Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

b)

The Dutch

c)

The Japanese

d)

The British

4.

Who were Sukarno, Hatta and their Republican forces fighting against

in 1948 and 1949

a)

The United States of America

b)

The Dutch

c)

Indonesian leftists (the FDR)

d)

The USSR

5.

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

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6.

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

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7.

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?

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8.

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

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9.

According to the video,

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

a)

Indonesians successfully fought against the Dutch

b)

Sukarno and Hatta established a competent government

c)

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

d)

The US threatened to stop giving aid money to the Dutch

10.

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

a)

World War II

b)

The Cold War

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Korean War

11.

How much of Indonesia's government did Sukarno and Hatta set up soon after declaring independence?

a)

Just the 1945 Constitution

(UUD 45)

b)

The 1945 Constitution and Pancasila

c)

The 1945 Constitution, Pancasila, and the separation of government branches

d)

The 1945 Constitution, Pancasila, the separation of government branches and the Presidency

12.

Which part of Indonesia today was not part of Indonesia under the Linggadjati Agreement between the Republican government and the Dutch?

a)

Papua

b)

Sumatra

c)

Maluku

d)

Kalimantan

13.

FDR was...

(2 correct answers)

a)

a political party

b)

a coalition of several leftist groups, including the Communist Party and the Socialist Party

c)

the American president on 17 August 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Front Demokrasi Rakyat - the Democratic People's Front

14.

In your opinion, when did Indonesia achieve independence?

a)

17 Agustus 1945

b)

December 1949