Compare and contrast the reasons for the growth of nationalism in the Dutch East Indies and Indochina.

Candidates will give an account of the similarities and differences between the reasons for the growth of nationalism in the Dutch East Indies and Indochina, referring to both throughout. Reasons may predate the timeframe but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may refer to how both the Dutch East Indies and Indochina suffered under colonial rule, leading to the emergence of nationalism. Similarly, candidates may refer to how the defeat of the Dutch lowered the prestige of European powers and provided opportunities for nationalists to assert their claims for independence. Candidates may argue that Indonesian nationalism was inspired by an educational policy that produced a generation of Indonesian elite exposed to Western notions of democracy and freedom. In contrast, nationalist movements in Indochina were more diverse, looking to the West, China and Japan for inspiration. The differences of Japanese rule also contributed differently to the growth of nationalism in these two colonies. Both similarities and differences must be clearly indicated, but there does not need to be an equal number of each.