NetherlandsGeschiedenis en geografie 5 · History and geography
Which country used to be a colony of the Netherlands?
In the exam (Dutch)
Welk land was vroeger een kolonie van Nederland?
- aTurkeyTurkije
- bIndonesiaIndonesiëCorrect answer
- cGermanyDuitsland
Why?
Indonesia used to be called the Dutch East Indies (Nederlands-Indië). For a long time it was a colony of the Netherlands. After the Second World War it became independent.
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