Government

INDO 1011 GOVERNMENT

Source: http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/about/history.htm ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDING: Pithecanthropus erectus (or “Java Man”, part of the species Homo erectus) was found in the island of Java in 1934. It is believed that the “Java Man” inhabited Indonesia as early as two million to 500,000 years ago. INFLUENCES: – Buddhist Kingdoms: 100-200 AD from India. Sailendra. Borobudur. – Hindu Kingdoms: 1331. Majapahit. – Islam: 13th century from Gujarati and Persia THE COLONIAL TIME: PORTUGUESE: 1512. Christianity DUTCH: 1596; 1815. Spice Islands monopoly: Maluku and Banda islands. BRITISH: 1814 JAPANESE: 1942 RESISTANCE: Since 1600 INDEPENDENCE: 17 August 1945 DISCUSSION: 1. Mention any country that you know which were, or are, colonized by other countries. 2. When a country is colonized, what advantages and disadvantages occur? Give examples of any particular country. 3. What type of “modern colonization” that you know? Explain. 4. How do you imagine Indonesia managed to gain independence in 1945? Remember that there are more than 17,000 islands there, and at least 6,000 islands to organize. 5. What does democracy mean to you? How does it translate into your everyday life? 6. What does Obama inauguration mean to you today? Please explain. 7. Indonesia gained independence in 1945 and became a republic, with a president as the head of the state, and democracy as part of its five principles. Do you think it possible for an under developed country to be democratic? Explain. Give other examples. 8. Mention any country in the world that you think could enjoy democracy the way you define it. Explain. 9. What do you think you can contribute to maintain democracy in your own country? 10.What question do you have about today’s Indonesia?

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