Why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?
A) It suffered several years of drought and famine.
B) Indonesia had no marketable products.
C) Civil war drained resources and stifled manufacturing.
D) Indonesia had accumulated high levels of international debt.
E) The Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation, health, or education in the region.
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