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Dutch Colonialism In Indonesia

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“Colonialism must be eradicated from the earth!” President Sukarno, the most admired president in Indonesia, conveys his nationalist perspectives by articulating all the different manners of colonialism (Britannica). The Dutch once colonized Indonesia for 150 years (weloveindonesia). In that long period, Indonesia was reshaped in different aspects. Dutch Colonialism impacted modern Indonesia in. The Dutch impacted Indonesia in politics primarily in legal system. Another influence that the Dutch brought to Indonesia is Christianity. Last but not least, the Dutch caused social immobility in Indonesian society.
Dutch colonialism affected Indonesian politics largely in the legal system. The present law system of Indonesia is based on a civil …show more content…

Even before colonialism, there were a number of Nestorian churches in West Sumatra (Indonesia-investments). Under the rule of the VOC that is Dutch East India Company, there were improvements for the spread of Christianity. For example, such as missionary activities were supported, and Protestants were supported by a number of North American organizations. Also institutions such as the Netherlands Missionary society, and Rheinische Missions gesells chaft from Germany were allowed to spread the message (weloveindonesia). Today, around 7% of the population, or 23.5 million of the people are Christians in Indonesia (ciagov). Although Christianity does not take a prominent place in this country, there are majority of God’s workmanship. The religion that the Dutch affected would be one of the good effects that Indonesia had. Indonesians got to know the true belief, which is …show more content…

Before arrival of Europeans, Indonesia was socially distinct and embraced varied forms of art and culture. First influence was on agriculture. The Dutch established the cultivation system and resulted to Indonesia having a highly developed society with a wet field (weloveindonesia). The negative side of influence was that the Dutch caused social immobility or social gap in Indonesia’s society (brookings). Under Dutch rule, higher classes faced fewer hardships but lower classes encountered harsh treatment, great exploitation, a deterioration of living condition and heavy tax burdens (lowensteyn). All of those impacts that the Dutch had in society of Indonesia do not seem influential these days. It is because today, most countries interact with the other countries globally that it is hard to find their own unique traditions and culture. The other reason that the impact of the Dutch is not well seen is because the time after the colonialism of Dutch passed quite a lot. During the independent years, Indonesia developed traditions on their own. The society changes over the time and that is how it

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