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🌟 A3 (MUST) - Historical Dilemma: Dutch East India Company and Genocide

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16 questions

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The largest spice producers at the time were found on the continent of _______, while the greatest demand for spices came from the continent of _______.

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When the Dutch arrived in the 1600s, they signed a treaty with the Banda Islands leaders - the people on the Banda Islands would get __________ while the Dutch East India Company would get __________.

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Some Dutch leaders believed that if the Banda people refused to submit to the Dutch, then they should be entirely _______ and that the Dutch should be willing to go to _______ to get control of the spice trade.

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The Dutch divided the Banda Islands into _______ and used _______ people to do all of the work.

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Check off all of the following that are true about the VOC.

The VOC was based out of England and France.

The VOC got its start in the 1600s.

The VOC wanted control of the spice trade.

The VOC established trade routes between Europe and Asia.

Even though it was not a country, the Dutch East India Company was given the authority to wage war in order to gain control of the spice trade.

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One of the goals of the Dutch East India Company was to eliminate all competition that might also be seeking control of the spice trade.

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All of the following are true, except for...

The Dutch East India Company hoped to profit off of nutmeg.

The Dutch East India Company hoped to eliminate all competition in the nutmeg trade.

The Banda Islands were some of the many islands around the world where you could find the spice nutmeg.

The Dutch East India Company wanted to control the Banda Islands of Indonesia.

Before the Dutch arrived, the Banda Islands were home to about 15,000 people and were led by a group of wealthy, male traders.

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The leaders of the Banda Islands had a "monopoly" on nutmeg for centuries. What is meant by the word "monopoly"?

They used violence to control the nutmeg trade

They refused to trade nutmeg to anyone else

They were the only ones who controlled the nutmeg trade

They only used nutmeg, not any other spices, in their culture

The Dutch built forts to protect their rights to Banda Islands nutmeg.

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The Dutch allowed the people of the Banda Islands to trade with anyone as long as they were European.

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Some people of the Banda Islands used violence to rebel against Dutch policies.

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During the second round of treaties, the Banda people gained their freedom from the Dutch.

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Check off all of the following that are true.

Some Bandanese chose to jump off of cliffs rather than be subject to Dutch control.

Thousands of Bandanese people fled their homes to escape Dutch cruelty.

The indigenous population of the Banda Islands was reduced to 1,000 people.

The Dutch used torture to extract confessions from the Bandanese people.

After Dutch leaders heard about the actions of the Dutch East India Company, they grew angry and removed all of the statues that honored these men.

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