The Impact Of Dutch Imperialism In Indonesia

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That Colonialism and imperialism played a significant role in shaping the modern world and particularly Asia is a prudent judgment. Colonialism is "a policy in which a country rules other nations and develops trade for its own benefit" and "the extension of power or authority over others in the interests of domination" (2004). 'The West', which refers to the societies of Europe and their genealogical, colonial, and philosophical descendants. Spain, France, Britain, Canada, and the United States of America are some examples of Western societies. These countries have spread their influence and hegemony over other nations for centuries; shaping today's North America,

In the 17th Century the Netherlands took control of the Banda Islands, successfully gaining monopoly of the spice trade. The Dutch were engaged in competition with the English and Portuguese for control of the Spice Islands, and decided to forcefully establish their control through their Dutch East Indies trading company. At this point the Portuguese presence was decreasing in the Bandas, and the British and British East India trading company were the Dutch’s primary competitors in the East Indies (Milton, 1999).

In the late 1800’s the U.S. decided they wanted to get rid of isolationist ideas and become a stronger respected world power. This was referred to as New Imperialism which meant expansion over the sea. This was good for trade for the US because it gave a new market to sell goods to and it meant new raw materials would be brought to the US. The US wanted to create a stronger navy and military to help defend the US right to trade not for war that was the last thing the US wanted. The US made treaties with politically smaller countries that would be easy to take over. One reason why the US wanted to expand was because of economics new trade ports and raw materials for manufactured goods and a larger group to sell too. Manifest

The Age of Imperialism was an age of colonization for European countries. It began in the mid-1800s and ended in the early twentieth century. The most powerful countries of Europe raced to conquer and change the government, economic system, and social ways of Asian and African territories. But imperialism wasn 't wonderful, especially for the colonies. Innocent people were enslaved, forced to work all day long under no other options. Resources were exploited, stolen from people who couldn 't defend themselves from powerful new European weapons. Valuable cultures diminished as foreign lands took over and changed intriguing and unique languages and religions. Sickness spread to natives who hadn 't built up the immunity to deadly diseases.

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 truth is that imperialism was never idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.”

Imperialism extensively impacted quality of life. Many countries and great powers such as have dealt with imperialism in both the past as well as present day. Imperialism is the act in which a country or power attempts to extend its influence through diplomacy or military force. However much of imperialism was not dealt through diplomacy but instead with an act of force and aggression. This way of imperialism cost many people their lives, lands, and freedom.

Focusing specifically on the Dutch, this nation was able to expand and conquer heavily in South and South East Asia. As discussed in class, the European powers of this time held a gendered notion these Asian lands as if they were an untouched woman with endless resources and uses that were destined to be used by the white man for profit and glory. The Dutch starting in the 1500s were no different in their motives. By setting up the Dutch East India Company, and creating a trade monopoly on eastern goods, the Dutch were able to quickly gain power in South East Asia and specifically Indonesia on past the 1600s. These colonial efforts however began not as pushes for political power but simply for monetary gain.

Another one of the forces that pushed new imperialism on were political forces. Nationalism, the love for one’s country and the thought that all other countries were inferior to yours, was one of these reasons. As said by Raymond Aron, the countries were motivated into the new imperialism for national glory, which was something that they wanted for themselves. They took over this land because they saw it as a way to grow their Empires around the world. An example of this was the British Empire, as they took over much of Africa, even though they already had the biggest Empire in the world, because they saw it as a way to have an even greater empire. In addition to this, there was the idea of the people in the Empires being the purest people in the world. Cecil Rhodes stated that the people in the British Empire were the absolute best people in the world. This pushed countries to take over more land, as it added people to their Empires. These added people created more of what they thought of as the “pure race”, and that just added to the nationalism that was already occurring. This and nationalism were a part of each other, as the idea that only people from your country were the best pretty much sums up nationalism. Adding to this, they took this as a way to gain land. Even though some of the countries participating in imperialism had big empires, some of them only had their own country. They took the opportunity to add to their land, and they did just that. They invaded easy to conquer areas and gained new land for themselves mainly in Africa, where the land was easier to get. They eventually gained enough land to be considered Empires, and this all came from imperialism.

The Dutch colonization of Latin America is nothing less than a phenomenon. Against all odds the Dutch empire rose to colonial prominence in the latter sixteenth century and early seventeenth century throughout much of Asia, South America and the Caribbean. Coming into their success from a vast trading network the Dutch had to navigate the murky waters of the countries within the triangle alliance, consisting of France, England and, Spain. Ultimately, these three countries with their enormous militaries, naval fleets and, wealth were able to surpass the Dutch as the decades elapsed. However, despite these great odds the influence the Dutch empire had on Latin America is immense. One of the many odds the Dutch overcame was the massive protective legislation of the triangle alliance countries as well as, for at least a short

1. We might think of America as great country who stands up for the greater good but sometimes we let ourselves too involved in other country’s business. One country we affected with our new system of imperialism is the Philippines. We were at war with Spain until the Treaty of Paris of 1898 was made and Spain gave control of the Philippines to us. In this time in history, America is a very strong country and could have control over weaker countries if she wanted to. The united states didn’t know if they should give the Philippines the independence or become an imperial power by annexing the Philippines.

As many people know, Imperialism has shaped the culture and customs all over the world. Imperialism is the dominance of one country over another politically, economically or socially. Western culture can be seen in all parts of the world; from Asia to Africa, to the Indies and the Americans. The downside of having the bits of western culture all over the world, is how it got there. Western influence was forced upon places in Asia, specifically India, Indonesia with a hellacious price; lives and poverty.

Imperialism is when one powerful nation dominates a weaker nation. Nations should not imperialize others and they are many reasons why, that are shown in history. The first reason is imperialism causes a hostile environment between the nation imperializing and the nation being imperialized. Next, the negative outcomes outweigh the positive. In other words, when there is little good that comes out of expanding one nation, why would a nation take that risk?

At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1902 the United States of America was officially imperializing the Philippines. The Treaty of Paris allowed the Philippines, and other countries, to be for sale. This allowed the United States to acquire the region and try to begin an empire. However, some United States citizens opposed the idea of Imperialism because they didn’t like the idea when it was done to them by the British. Yo.