1) ____________ the Japanese surrendered, the Allied forces landed in Indonesia at the end of October 1945 to neutralize the Japanese soldiers. They agreed not to interfere in the internal affairs of our new republic, 2)____________ they broke their promise, 3) ____________ conflict between the pro-independence

Indonesian soldiers and the British and British Indian troops was inevitable. The
Battle of Surabaya was the heaviest one 4)________ culminated in November 1945
5) ____________ the British commander, Brigadier General Mallaby, of the
Allied forces, was killed. This made the Allies very angry 6) ____________ they
issued an ultimatum. The authority and the people of Surabaya had to hand over
any weapons they possessed by 6 a.m. on November 10, 1965.
The people of Surabaya ignored the ultimatum. 7) ____________ the
soldiers of the new republic were poorly armed, they fought bravely. Better
armed, the Allied forces won the battle 8) ____________ suffered great losses.
The battle was considered a heroic effort by Indonesians 9)_________ arouse international
support for the Indonesian Independence.

1) ____________ the Japanese surrendered, the Allied forces landed in Indonesia at the end of October 1945 to neutralize the Japanese soldiers. They agreed not to interfere in the internal affairs of our new republic, 2)____________ they broke their promise, 3) ____________ conflict between the pro-independence