What happened to the Dutch in Indonesia?
The company was formally dissolved in 1800 and its colonial possessions in the Indonesian archipelago (including much of Java, parts of Sumatra, much of Maluku, and the hinterlands of ports such as Makasar, Manado, and Kupang) were nationalized under the Dutch Republic as the Dutch East Indies.
How did the Dutch take over Indonesia?
In 1602, the Dutch parliament awarded the VOC a monopoly on trade and colonial activities in the region at a time before the company controlled any territory in Java. In 1619, the VOC conquered the West Javan city of Jayakarta, where they founded the city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta).
Why did the Dutch go to Asia?
The reasons for this are complex, but essentially they have to do with the struggle for the independence of the United Provinces from Spain and its ally Portugal, and of course trade, primarily in the form of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Many Dutch contributed to Asian culture and society in various ways.
Is Dutch useful in Indonesia?
All the months from January (Januari) to December (Desember) used in Indonesian are also derived from Dutch. It is estimated that 10,000 words in the Indonesian language can be traced to the Dutch language.
Why don’t Indonesian people use Dutch as the national language?
They don’t want to be colonized by speaking using Dutch language. As we all know, in Indonesian Youth Pledge, they stated that the national language in Indonesia is Bahasa Indonesia. As a result, until now, Indonesian people using Bahasa Indonesia as the national language.
What was the second language in Indonesia after Malay?
Although Europeans in the capital Batavia spoke Dutch and ousted Portuguese as the second language after Malay, the use of Dutch by the population was not encouraged. The excuse for that was that Indonesia already had a common language – Malay.
What happened to the Dutch in Indonesia after WW2?
After nearly 150 years of Dutch colonial rule, and a intervening period of Japanese occupation during the war, the Indonesian people were hungry for independence. Unfortunately, it seemed as though the Dutch were just as eager to hold onto their former colonial possessions, even after a devastating war.
Why is the Indonesian language so open to Anglicisation?
They were able to shake off Dutch colonialism thanks to their nationalism, but they have never had to fight for their language. The Netherlands did not impose Dutch in its colonies, so there was never any question of language nationalism there. And that is exactly why Indonesian is so open to anglicisation now.