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Indonesia 1945–2005

MOD-INDO is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Modern History papers. Practise 15 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Topic notes

The emergence of the Republic and Sukarno's Guided Democracy, the 1965 coup and killings, Suharto's New Order and its collapse, regionalism and separatism, and foreign policy including relations with Australia, 1945–2005.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Emergence of the Republic, 1945–1965
  3. 3The coup of 1965 and its aftermath
  4. 4The New Order, 1966–1998
  5. 5Regionalism and separatism
  6. 6Relations with Australia
  7. 7Planning a 25-mark essay
  8. 8Common mistakes
  9. 9Exam tips
  10. 10Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What was the immediate context of Sukarno and Hatta's Proclamation of Independence on 17 August 1945?

  1. AThe Dutch had agreed to transfer sovereignty after a conference in The Hague
  2. BThe United Nations had voted to make the Dutch East Indies independent
  3. CJapanese forces had just been defeated by Indonesian armies on Java
  4. DJapan had just surrendered and the Dutch had not yet returned

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Sukarno's Pancasila (1945) was intended mainly to

  1. Arestore the authority of the traditional sultans across the islands
  2. Bmake Islamic law the basis of the constitution for all citizens
  3. Cunite a diverse people without making Indonesia an Islamic state
  4. Dcommit Indonesia to a communist economy under one party

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Why did the United States put strong pressure on the Netherlands to recognise Indonesian independence in 1948–1949?

  1. AThe Republic had crushed a communist uprising at Madiun in 1948
  2. BThe Republic had agreed to give the USA military bases on Java
  3. CThe Dutch had refused to join NATO unless Indonesia stayed a colony
  4. DSukarno had threatened to ally with the Soviet Union

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