Dutch Impact On Indonesia

The Dutch may have very well looked for spices in Portuguese land as a form of retribution for embargoing the Dutch. The Dutch may have also looked in Portuguese land because they thought it was not as well as defended or it had easier shipping routes. All three of these reasons were the potential thought process going through minds of the Dutch rulers at the time. Nearly seven years after the Spanish had embargoed trade between the Dutch and the Portuguese, Steven van der Hagen conquered the fortress Victoria at Amboyna. This fortress had previously been a trade center for the Portuguese spice trade, but after it was captured by Steven van der Hagen in 1605, the spice trade once again resumed. Once the Dutch had captured fort Victoria, they began to attempt to set up a local monopsony. To set up a monopsony, all trade competitors had to be removed and there could only be one buyer for all of the spice sellers. It was quite evident when the Dutch East India Company captured the fort that setting up a monopsony would be quite difficult especially when considering other major competitors such as the East India Company. The only way this would be possible was by force which is where the rift and future rivalry began between the two companies. At this same very time the East India Company had just been formed in 1600 after multiple

The Dutch empires views on things were far different compared to those of the French and Spanish. They took a lot of honor in the fact they were very tolerant in religious matters. They came to the New World with more of a effort to trade than conquer. The government of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands gave the Dutch East India Company the mission to look for a passage to the indies, and to claim any unclaimed areas for the United Provinces.

There is an extensive history empirical power, repeatedly and successfully controlling another state or group of people in order to exploit it economically. In Southeast Asia there were 5 colonial powers; the United Kingdom, France, Dutch, America, and Japan, their primary motives for establishing colonies in the region was to get control of trade routes, to get access to the natural resources and raw materials, and the cheap labor, as well as to establish naval and military bases so that they could amass influence in the region. Prior to World War II, a third of the world 's area was colonized by European colonial powers between the 15th and 19th centuries, and another third of the world 's population were in colonies, dependencies, protectorates, or dominions. In this essay, I will focus on the British and French colonization in Southeast Asia. The British-controlled Burma, most of the Malayan peninsula, and Singapore, which was a strategic port and later became a naval base for the British. Meanwhile, the French controlled the adjoining countries of Vietnamese, Cambodia, and Laos, collectively known as French Indochina. This period of colonization in Southeast Asia brought many changes to the regions society, politics, and the economy. For instance, both colonial powers introduced political changes such as introducing a centralized form of government and changes to the justice systems in many of the colonized countries. There were also social impacts resulting from the

Before Western European influences had power over Southeast Asia, what is known as Indonesia used to be an archipelago which consisted of individual islands and plantations ruled by different empires. Occasionally living in peaceful coexistence yet at times being at war with each other due to the lack of social and political unity that Indonesia has in todays society. Integrated trade networks, began developing starting from the early evidence of Asian history. Being connected to trade networks was an advantage for empires to gain wealth and resources, necessary to become a powerful influence. the more foreign influences managed to enter, this development as these trade networks in the archipelago became more global, eventually lead to the colonial state. A significant matter to the history of Indonesia, it generally centres on the western part of the

As the English neglected mid-atlantic area the Dutch and Swedes were able to create their own colonies of New Netherland and New Sweden. As the crown made many royal charters to establish Proprietary colonies slowly England began to convert some of its colonies into royal colonies. This took a long time to recognize less profitable colonies such as New England which was very against becoming a royal colony. To try and impress the New English, England conquered New Netherland showing its intimidating power. Although small the New Netherland colony was very remarkable showing Dutch power. Netherlands the home of the Dutch was very big into policies of religious toleration and intellectual freedom. These ideas with the economic ambition of the Dutch turned the Netherlands into an economic giant.

Dutch wanted pure profits from Asia. They used military (bloody methods) to ruin the Native people and their trade system instead of economic competitions. British also used private trading companies and they focused on India. Because British settlers were private companies, they mainly focused on Indian cottons, which were considered as “diamond” in Europe. To sell cottons back to Europe would give them huge wealth.

Several contemporary historians have concluded that Dutch imperialism 'was of an accidental...variety and displayed a more 'informal character' than the combative imperial adventures into pristine territory of other European nations in the late nineteenth century'. Dutch imperialism was mainly motivated by commercial interests, and the colonies that it did hold were formed with an economical mindset. The Dutch empire was formed from its political control in the Netherlands and through the efficiency of the Dutch East India Company. Furthermore the Dutch were invested in a protracted war against Spain in order to maintain their independence. Finally, the Dutch Netherlands were not only the commercial centre of Europe but also held a part in

The intentions of the Dutch in the New World were very different from the rest of the Europeans that had arrived in the New World. As the Europeans like the British and French wanted to establish colonies inland, the Dutch wanted to stay along the shore and not be part of the colonization like the rest of the European world. The Dutch “men engaged in the chase for discoveries in the North America spoke of possession but not the colonies.” Possessions of material and not the land were what the Dutch were most interested in. They were focused on making economic profit and focused on increasing their riches with their Dutch West India Company. The Dutch West India Company never intended to colonize in the Americas, because to them it would mean that they would

Indonesia is the largest country in South East Asia and the third most populous in the world. Indonesia’s geographic proximity to Australia makes its bilateral relationship with Australia an important one for both

In 1640 to 1853, the Netherland was the only western country which had diplomatic relations with Japan. That is why Dutch learning was the only way to learn about Western learning for Japanese scholars. They mainly studied about medicine and astronomy because although the government allowed importing scholarly books from the Netherland, they were still really strict about Christianity books. I concern that even though it was limited accesses, Japanese’s Dutch studying was not only the first step of Westernization, but also the study changed people lives in many ways.

In colonialism era, the United State of America and the Great Britain maintain a good report to respect their laws. Both countries are willing to allow their colonies to become independent. On the other hands, European country such as the Netherlands, Spain, and France are very restricted to their colonies, for examples, they limited education to certain social groups. Also, Southeast Asia is not encouraged to engage in economic activities. This causes many corruptions that huge problems in these European countries. This colonial authority did not support the rule of law to its own country, it is only to Asian, which is Indonesian. They only control on our people but not their people. Moreover, they control our politic, economic, and cultural.

Indonesia is the sixteenth largest economy, the largest economy in the South-east Asian economic region with the world's fourth largest population (263 million in 2017). It is an emerging economy that has increased its international integration, trade liberalisation and diverted from policies of import substitution towards export-led development. Indonesia is a member of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies and has been an active founding member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The impact of globalisation has benefited Indonesia as quality of life indicators and economic developments have improved but it also presents the challenge of improving regulations, building more competitive industries, increasing investment into education and infrastructure to remain competitive. Consequently, Indonesia has introduced numerous strategies to promote economic growth and development.

Indonesia complained of their lack of autonomy In regions such as Maluku or other areas of Eastern Indonesia, “a low capacity for generating local revenue restricted the ability to adapt projects and development to local conditions” (Bertrand, 198).). The scanty amounts of funds were unable to support the poor and other problems. Bertrand states, “Faced with the New Order regime introduced mild reforms that were designed to address some technical issues while avoiding political decentralization” (Bertrand, 198). In 1995 the Minister of Home Affairs selected 26 districts were used to evaluate the measures designed to increase autonomy. They noticed an increase in Indonesia budget, but they still failed to support the poor, which resulted in

Indonesia is the result of globalization, so is the world. During the Age of Exploration, one of the major incidents was the relationship between India and Indonesia. Indian traders and missionaries helped shape the Indonesia we know today. Piles of evidence indicate India’s presence both before and during the Age of Exploration. A source (Verma, Deepti.) claimed that there are evidences that prove India’s presence in Indonesia around the 200th BC. Around the 8th century, Indonesia was starting to be greatly influence by the Indians; in fact many kingdoms, such as the Majapahit, Cailendra, and Srivijaya empire, were heavily influenced by India as it is with some areas in now days Indonesia. Through globalization, the Indian traders and missionaries

Going back further in history on why the Dutch decided to colonize what is now modern Indonesia was because they were violently attacked by their neighbor, Germany, for five years. After having dealt with Germany, the Dutch finally received some reinforcements. With the help of reinforcements, the Dutch were liberated. After they