Teachers and journalists urged the revival of the common Malay-Indonesian consciousness, split by the Anglo-Dutch dismemberment of the region in the 19th century.
The English and Dutch divided the region up in order to split and weaken indigenous power.
mnli hypothesis: The English and Dutch divided the region up in order to split and weaken indigenous power. premise: Teachers and journalists urged the revival of the common Malay-Indonesian consciousness, split by the Anglo-Dutch dismemberment of the region in the 19th century.