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Explain why did the Dutch adopt the ‘scorched earth policy’ during the war. |
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Answer» 1. The First World War and Second World War had a major impact on forests. In India, working places were abandoned and trees were cut freely to meet British demand for war needs. 2. In Java, just before the Japanese occupied the region, the Dutch followed the ‘scorched earth policy’ destroying sawmills, burning huge piles of giant teak logs so that they could not fall into Japanese hands. |
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