Paragraf Test-13 Soru=7

The author informs us that Indonesia ...... .

Indonesia is a country made up of a string of islands
between Asia and Australia. It includes parts of the
world's second and third largest islands, New
Guinea and Borneo; three other large islands and
over 3,000 smaller ones. Early explorers called
Indonesia the Spice Islands, or the Indies-.
Christopher Columbus was looking for a westward
route to these islands when he discovered America
in 1492. European traders developed thriving
commercial posts on these islands. The
Netherlands controlled some of them for over three
centuries and called them the Dutch East Indies, but
in 1945, the Indonesians began fighting for
independence. It was not until late 1949, however,
that they finally achieved their goal of freedom from
their European oppressors.