![Stan, Jack and "Black Star", Jack's Brand New Bacek](http://photos.travelblog.net/370570/968393/s/9166801-stan-jack-and-quot-black-star-quot--jack-39-s-brand-new-bacek-0.jpg "Stan, Jack and "Black Star", Jack's Brand New Bacek")
The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos...more history