By: Julian Strickland, name, name, and name

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• By Julian Strickland, name, name, and name

By Julian Strickland, Lansing Loudon , Shawn
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Dutch Imperialism 1815-1870

• Dutch Imperialism 1815-1870
• The Dutch fought two major wars in the 1820s.
• Java War, 1825-1830
• Padri War in the 1830s.
• The Netherlands still did not control many areas
  that they wanted to control. These areas
  included Aceh, Bali, much of Sulawesi and Nusa
  Tenggara.

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Dutch Imperialism 1870-1910

• Dutch Imperialism 1870-1910
• "Netherlands Indies" were important to the Dutch
  economy the profits from coffee, tobacco, oil,
  and other products helped finance the
  industrialization of the Netherlands. The Dutch
  tried to win complete control of all the areas
  they claimed. This was the era of "high
  imperialism. High Imperialism was a time when
  Britain and France were facing competition from
  new colonial powers like Germany and Italy. Most
  unclaimed parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific
  were being controlled by one power before another
  could get an opportunity.

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Timeline of Netherlands Imperialism between
1700-1914
1705 VOC sends reinforcements to Semarang.
1740 VOC begins a campaign to have "superfluous
Chinese" deported to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) or South
Africa. Rumors spread that the Chinese, once
aboard ship, will be killed at sea
1769 French expedition steals clove and nutmeg
plants from Ambon, breaking the VOC monopoly.
Portuguese build post at Dili, East Timor.
1780 War breaks out between the Netherlands and
Britain. Extra troops are sent to Java.
1813 November Revolt in the Netherlands against
Napoleon. 1824 March 17 British and Dutch sign T
reaty of London and divide the Indies between
themselves. 1825 July Dutch send troops to arres
t Diponegoro, who declares rebellion. This was
the beginning of the "Java War", which lasted
until 1830. 1848 June Netherlands Indies sends a
military force to Bali in response to conflicts
over the enforcement of treaties with the local
rajas. 1854 Netherlands government issues a cons
titutional reform for the Netherlands Indies
("Regeeringsreglement"). 1859 Portuguese sign acc
ord with the Dutch Portuguese abandon outposts
and claims on Flores and Solor to the Dutch, and
retain possession of Portuguese Timor. Division
between West and East Timor is set.
1870 Regular steamship service to the Netherlands
through the Suez canal begins.
1875 The Netherlands Indies, Australia, and
Germany set a boundary between their claims on
New Guinea. 1894 "Batak War" ends. Netherlands I
ndies organizes a state-run opium monopoly to
control the opium trade
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Facts about Sumatra and the Effects of Coloniali
sm and Imperialism

• What had begun as the spice trade under early
  Portuguese merchants soon became a diversified
  system of agriculture.
  
• Portuguese influence on Sumatra is apparent in
  some of the island names.
  
• Many new crops in demand on the world market were
  introduced into Indonesia. Coffee, tea, sugar,
  indigo and spices became major exports, but
  instead of being produced by individual small
  farmers, they were cultivated on huge estates,
  mainly on Java.
• Changing conditions in Europe affected
  Indonesia's development the destiny of the
  Indonesian people was in the hands of the men in
  the European capitals.
• In periods of crisis in Europe, production in
  Indonesia declined sharply. When months of long
  sea voyages separated areas on opposite sides of
  the earth, Dutch and British trading vessels kept
  a stranglehold on Indonesian life.
• In 1602 the Dutch became a major controlling
  power in Sumatra--and the and the surrounding
  islands--with the establishment of the privately
  held Dutch East India Company (VOC).
• In 1699 the company went bankrupt, and the Dutch
  government took over all its holdings.
  
• Sumatra has a long history of foreign contact.
  Accounts of Indonesia's first Islamic community
  
• In 1685, the English established fortified
  factories on the west coast, trading in pepper
  and other spices, but abandoned this effort by
  treaty with the Dutch in 1824.
• Anglo Dutch rivalry was bitter until 1824, when
  the British gave up their claims to Sumatra to
  the Netherlands in return for Malacca.
  
• Throughout the 19th century the Dutch continued
  to extend their authority over local rulers the
  last great struggle (1873-1903)
  
• 1873-1908-There was a Chineese resistance against
  the Dutch which came to a long and bitter
  conflict all the way throughout World War II.
  

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Facts about Sumatra and the effects
of colonialism and imperialism

• The principal indigenous food crops are rice, and
  corn.
  
• Estate cultivation is primarily of rubber, tea,
  coffee, coconuts, and spices.
  
• The indigenous Sumatrans belong, linguistically
  and culturally, to the Malayan peoples and are
  sometimes grouped as Indonesians.
  
• Among the most important ethnic groups are the
  Achenese and Gayos in the north, the Bataks in
  the interior, the Lampongs in the south, and the
  Malys throughout Sumatra.
• The population includes large groups of Indians,
  Chinese, and Arabs and some Europeans.

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Effects of Colonialism on the Netherlands

• Vast estates were established by the Dutch East
  India Company, later to be held under the direct
  control of the Dutch crown.
  
• What had begun as the spice trade under early
  Portuguese merchants soon became a diversified
  system of agriculture.
  
• When Britain occupied the Dutch settlements on
  Indonesia in 1811, and held them for five years
  under the governorship of Stamford Raffles, it
  was because Holland had moved into the French
  orbit during the Napoleonic Wars.
• The Treaty of London, concluded between Britain
  and Holland in 1824, gave the former the Malayan
  Peninsula and assured the continuation of Dutch
  rule over Indonesia

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Imperialist Nation Netherlands Today

• Population 16,067,754 (July 2002 est.)
• GDP 413Billion (1.1 annual growth rate)
• Capital City Amsterdam The Hague is the seat
  of government
  
• Type of Government Constitutional Monarchy
• Head of State Queen BEATRIX (since 30 April
  1980)
  
• Economic Description
• The economy is noted for stable industrial
  relations, moderate inflation, a sizable current
  account surplus, and an important role as a
  European transportation hub. Industrial activity
  is predominantly in food processing, chemicals,
  petroleum refining, and electrical machinery.
• The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU
  partners, began circulating the euro currency on
  1 January 2002.
  
• The country continues to be one of the leading
  European nations for attracting foreign direct
  investment.
  
• Economic growth slowed considerably in 2001, as
  part of the global economic slowdown, but for the
  four years before that, annual growth averaged
  nearly 4, well above the EU average

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Population16,067,754
GDP 413 billion
Capital City Amsterdam
Head of state Prime Minister Wim Kok, Vice Prime
Ministers Annemarie Jorritsma and Els Borst-Eilers
Government type Constitutional Monarchy
Economy An open economy dependent on foreign
trade. It is known for stable industrial
relations, a sizable account surplus, and
moderate inflation. Highly mechanized
agricultural industry produces large surplus of
food while employing only 4 of the labor force.
FUN FACT!!!
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Colony of Sumatra - Today

• Population 40M (July 2002 est.)
• GDP Billion ( annual growth rate)
• Capital City Medan
• Type of Government
• Head of State President MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri
  (since 23 July 2001) and Vice President Hamzah
  HAZ (since 26 July 2001)
  
• Economic Description

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Rolls and responsibilities

• Julian Strickland producer script writer.
• Lancing Louding group leader / director.
• Shawn- technology coordinator
• Name head researcher

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Documents and Resources

• Sumatra, Palembang and West Java
• Mills Web sight
• Achetimes.com/history
• Gimonca.com/sejarah/seharahos.html
• Indonesiasecond greatest crime of century350
• Galen fry.singer.com/amsterdam_harbor.html
• Cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/gos/nl.html