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Would the Netherlands have fallen to the Soviet camp & would it have been so bad, if the US unequivocally supported Indonesian independence in 1945?
I doubt it would be very different for any identifiable reason. The Netherlands historically acted very pro-EU, and although there was a strain of skepticism, this only broke through in the early 2000s. (And even then, the establishment just cast the popular will aside and kept supporting...- Word Count: 240
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Would the Netherlands have fallen to the Soviet camp & would it have been so bad, if the US unequivocally supported Indonesian independence in 1945?
I doubt this would turn the Netherlands in any way communist, or even aligned with the USSR. The Dutch approach to international relations has always been "Quid Pro Quo". The USA pretty much screwing over the Dutch regarding the East Indies would be a major issue, but not one that couldn't be...- Word Count: 700
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