Kunci Jawaban Kelas 10 Bahasa Inggris Kurikulum Merdeka Halaman 124: Reading Task 2

Jawaban: The British Army (BA) in Surabaya agreed to let the Indonesians keep their weaponry.

A plane of BA from Jakarta dropped leaflets telling Indonesians to surrender their weapons.The Indonesians felt betrayed.

Mallaby was murdered. The Battle od Surabaya broke, Surabaya was occupied by the BA

5. What do think about the Indonesian military power compared to that of the British army at that time?

Jawaban: The British Army was more powerful and modern, and had more complete weaponry. Surabaya was attacked from the sea, land, and air.

6. What made the Indonesians dare to face the British army military aggression?

Jawaban: The spirit to defend the country’s independence encouraged Indonesian freedom fighters to fight the aggressors.

7. Did the Indonesian lose or win the battle? Why do you think so?

Jawaban: Indonesia lost the battle because the number of victims or casualties in Indonesian side is bigger, and Surabaya was finally occupied by the British Army

8. How did the battle influence the national revolution at that time?

Jawaban: The battle provoked Indonesian and international community to rally to support the independence movement of Indonesia.

9. Who was the prominent figure in the battle? What did he do?

Jawaban: Bung Tomo invigorated the freedom fighters to bravely fight the British Army

10. Indonesia had gone through many battles. Why do you think the date of the Battle of Surabaya is used as a momentum to commemorate our hero’s contribution?

Jawaban: The Battle of Surabaya was fierce and bloody.