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Section II (National Study): Indonesia 1942-2005
Quick questions on The Japanese Occupation of Indonesia 1942-1945: HSC Modern History National Study
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What are mobilisation of Indonesian nationalists?Show answer
The Japanese released the major nationalist leaders from Dutch detention. Sukarno was brought back from Bengkulu in southern Sumatra in March 1942. Mohammad Hatta and Sutan Sjahrir were released from internment in Banda. The Japanese banned Dutch and outlawed the use of European names on shops and streets; Bahasa Indonesia became the language of administration almost overnight, an unintended boost to national unity.
What is romusha forced labour?Show answer
The cost was paid by the romusha. Between 200,000 and 500,000 Indonesians (some estimates run higher) were conscripted as forced labourers for Japanese military projects. They were sent to airfields and fortifications across the archipelago, to the Burma-Thailand railway, and to mines and plantations as far afield as Borneo and New Guinea.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from a romusha memoir. Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the impact of the Japanese occupation on Indonesian society. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the Japanese occupation 1942 to 1945 made Indonesian independence possible. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of M.C. Ricklefs and Anthony Reid on the Japanese occupation. [10 marks]
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