Following the Napoleonic Wars, the Dutch pursued a colonial policy referred to as the _________ in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) whereby native subsistence farmers were forced to grow government crops on 20 percent of their land or work for 60 days on Dutch plantations.

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The correct term is "cultivation system" (Cultuurstelsel in Dutch), implemented in the Dutch East Indies during the 19th century, which required farmers to devote a portion of their land to cash crops for export by the Dutch government.

Following the Napoleonic Wars, the Dutch Pursued a Colonial Policy