On August 8, 1967 “Bangkok Declaration” gave birth...

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On August 8, 1967 “Bangkok Declaration” gave birth to ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It is an organization that would unite five countries in a joint effort to promote economic, cooperation and the welfare of the peoples. The five countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined on January 8, 1984, Vietnam on July 28, 1995, Laos and Myanmar on July 23, 1997, and Cambodia on December 16, 1998.

After repeated unsuccessful attempts in the past, this event was a unique achievement, ending the separation and aloofness of the countries of this region that had resulted from colonial times when they were forced by the colonial masters to live without contacting with the neighbouring countries. In effects this historical event represented the culmination of the decolonization process that had started after World War II. Following their victory in the war, the colonial powers tried their best to maintain the status quo. However, since they had not ever been able to ensure the protection of their territories against the Japanese invasion, how could they justify their claim to control them again? In their defeat, the Japanese had effectively undermined colonial rule by granting some form of autonomy or even independence to the territories they had earlier invaded, thus sowing the seeds of freedom from the colonial masters. The process of decolonization, inside and outside the United Nations, then advanced at a fast pace and led to the emergence of a number of independent and sovereign nations.

The forming of ASEAN is a unique achievement. The reason is because ….

(A)	
they had been under the colonial powers for a long time.

(B)	
All Southeast Asian countries joined automatically the ASEAN

(C)	
It ended the separation and aloofness of the countries in this region.

(D)	
It started the decolonization process in Southeast Asia.

(E)	
The Japanese left this region because of it.

S. Audy · Accepted Answer

Halo, Nesha! Kakak bantu jawab ya..

Jawabnnya adalah "C. It ended the separation and aloofness of the countries in this region."

Soal ini bertanya apa alasan terbentuknya ASEAN merupakan pencapaian yang unik.

Untuk menjawab soal ini kita harus mencari kata kunci dari teks bacaan menggunakan teknik scanning.

Kata kunci dari teks bacaan terdapat pada kalimat "After repeated unsuccessful attempts in the past, this event was a unique achievement, ending the separation and aloofness of the countries of this region that had resulted from colonial times when they were forced by the colonial masters to live without contacting with the neighbouring countries." yang artinya "Setelah berulang kali gagal di masa lalu, peristiwa ini merupakan pencapaian yang unik, mengakhiri pemisahan dan keterasingan negara-negara di wilayah ini yang dihasilkan dari masa kolonial ketika mereka dipaksa oleh penguasa kolonial untuk hidup tanpa kontak dengan negara-negara tetangga."

Berdasarkan kata kunci dari teks bacaan dapat kita ketahui bahwa alasan terbentuknya ASEAN dikatakan pencapaian yang unik karna itu mengakhiri pemisahan dan keterasingan negara-negara di wilayah tersebut yang dihasilkan dari masa kolonial.

Jadi, jawaban yang paling tepat adalah "C. It ended the separation and aloofness of the countries in this region."

Semoga membantu, happy learning!

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