- Study the Japanese Propaganda poster depicting the Japanese occupation of the VOC. The poster above illustrated Japanese propaganda in the Dutch East Indies. The Poster depicts the Japanese soldier liberating the Indonesian populous.
- Describe the opinion of Soekarno and Hatta about the benefit of the Pacific War on Indonesian independence. Soekarno and Hatta thought that the Pacific War could lead to Indonesia's Independence.
- What was the slogan the Japanese used during the war? The Japanese slogan during the Pacific War was 'the light of Asia'.
- Describe the Japanese rapid industrialization. Through the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Japan rapidly industrialized, making it the most industrially advanced country of that time.
- Describe the interest of Japan toward Southeast Asia. Japan was interested in SEA (South East Asia), to expand its sphere of influence in Asia.
- Describe the Japanese gradual spread of the influence through Asia during the 1920's and 1930's. In the First Sino—Japanese War, the Korean Peninsula was transferred to Japanese influence, and the Qing Empire cedes Taiwan, Penghu, and the Liaodong Peninsula to the Empire of Japan.
- Describe the Japanese government action to establish links with Indonesian nationalists, particularly with Muslim parties. A number of Japanese delegates had been sent by their government to establish links with Indonesian nationalists, particularly with Muslim parties, through sponsored to visit Japan.
- When did the Dutch declare war on Japan. The Netherlands Indies on Japan December 8, 1941.
- Describe the co-ordinate Allied forces in South East Asia did to fight Japan. The United States, under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur, (alongside with the British Empire and Australia and the Republic of China) launches a successful 'island hopping' counter attack to the Japanese invasion.