Strategi Pendudukan Jepang Di Indonesia (1942–1945) Dan Bentuk Perlawanan Rakyat

Abstract

The "Common Prosperity of Greater East Asia" as a cover for imperialist expansion and exploitation of resources, especially oil, which were crucial for the Japanese war machine. The rapid invasion in early 1942, followed by the surrender of the Dutch in Kalijati, marked the beginning of a new chapter of colonialism. This study aims to determine various Japanese policies during its occupation of Indonesia and the various forms of resistance of the Indonesian people against Japan. The research method used in this study is the historical method with the stages of heuristics, source criticism, interpretation and historiography. Based on the results of the study, it is known that Japan implemented repressive policies in various fields: politics (banning of Dutch/English organizations and languages), economy (autarky system and romusha), social (people's suffering and jugun lanfu), and military (formation of Peta, Hizbullah, and other youth organizations). Although Japan tried to recruit support through propaganda and organizations such as the Three A Movement and PUTERA, their cruelty and oppression triggered various forms of popular resistance, both physical (armed rebellions such as PETA in Blitar and Laskar Hizbullah) and non-physical (sabotage and refusal to work). force).