Question
What was one cause of military conflict in Indonesia in the mid-1960s?
a communist uprising that the army tried to suppress
a disputed election between Sukarno and Suharto
conflicts caused by war in neighboring nations
strong rivalries between different ethnic groups
a communist uprising that the army tried to suppress
a disputed election between Sukarno and Suharto
conflicts caused by war in neighboring nations
strong rivalries between different ethnic groups
Answers
GPT-4o mini
One cause of military conflict in Indonesia in the mid-1960s was **an anti-communist uprising that the army tried to suppress.** This conflict was further exacerbated by political tensions and the rise of the Indonesian Communist Party, leading to a violent purge of suspected communists and leftist sympathizers in 1965 and 1966.