TASK 4 REARRANGE RECOUNT TEXT TEXT 3 (LKS ACTIVITY 13, CHAPTER III, PAGE 43)
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Rearrange the jumbled sentences into a good and meaningful
paragraph!
TEXT 1
Therefore, in the spring of 1945, fifty nations sent their
representatives to a conference in San Francisco, USA, to
establish the United Nations Organization for peace.
Those delegates signed the United Nations Charter on June 26,
1945.
After considering sites, the UN decided to build its
headquarters in New York City beside the East River, which
then officially opened on January 1951.
In December 1945, the United States requested that the UN
build its headquarters in the US.
World War II had caused millions of casualties and countless
people suffering from hunger, poverty, and disease.
TEXT 2
The Flag Incident that occurred at Hotel Majapahit on 19
September 1945 was a very historic day for Surabaya youths.
After hearing the gunshots, Surabaya youngsters climbed up
the hotel wall and tried to rip off the blue part of the Dutch flag.
The incident took place when the Dutch flag was raised at the
hotel.
Ploegman refused and denied the existence of the Republic of
Indonesia, then took out a gun and threatened Residen
Soedirman with it.
During that time, Resident Soedirman entered the hotel and
asked Ploegman, a representative of the Allies, to put down the
Dutch flag.
Many of them were shot dead in their effort to rip off the flag
and raised the red and white part to the top of the pole.
Empire began to expand slowly. Additionally, due to its strategic
position on the spice trade route, the Majapahit Empire grew
immensely wealthy by levying duties on goods shipped through its
area of control. The golden age of the Majapahit Empire, however,
is said to have been during the reign of Hayam Wuruk, the fourth
ruler of the empire. Hayam Wuruk, who ruled from 1350 to 1389,
was assisted by an equally formidable prime minister, Gajah Mada.
The Majapahit Empire was short-lived, as its power began to shortly
after Hayam Wuruk’s death. At the beginning of the 15th century
AD, a war of succession that lasted for four years broke out. At the
same time, Islam was spreading in the region, and many kingdoms
were converting to this faith. Amongst these was the rising Sultanate
of Malacca, founded by the last Raja of Singapura. Remaining as
Hindu-Buddhists, the Majapahit Empire was unable to compete with
its Muslim neighbors, and continued to disintegrate, finally
collapsing in either 1478 or the early 16th century AD.
According to the Chinese sources, prior to Jayakatwang’s treachery,
Kertanegara had incurred the anger of Kublai Khan. Kertanegara
had refused to pay tribute to the Yuan Dynasty, mistreated the Yuan
envoy, and even challenged Kublai Khan. As a result, the Emperor
decided to punish Kertanegara by dispatching 1000 ships to subdue
his kingdom.
The story of the Majapahit Empire begins at the end of the 13th
century AD in the Singhasari Kingdom with Raden Wijaya (the
founder of the Majapahit Empire), and Jayakatwang (the last ruler of
the Singhasari Kingdom). Raden Wijaya’s father-in-law was
Kertanegara, whose throne was usurped by Jayakatwang. Raden
Wijaya, however, was pardoned, and was given Trowulan in East
Java. This site would later serve as the capital of the Majapahit
Empire.
During his premiership, Gajah Mada had successfully added Bali,
Java and Sumatra to the Majapahit Empire. Although Gajah Mada
died around 1364, the expansion of the empire continued. By 1365,
the entire Malay Archipelago, with the exception of Sri-Vijaya and
two of its colonies, were conquered by the Majapahit Empire. In
1377, Palembang, the capital of Sri-Vijaya, fell to Hayam Wuruk’s
troops. The Kingdom of Singapura, an offshoot of Sri-Vijaya, was
also later conquered. Nevertheless, this rival was not entirely
destroyed, and its descendants would later return to cause trouble to
the Majapahit Empire.