The Dutch conquered Java in Southeast Asia to control the spice trade through the Dutch East India Company.
Java in southeast Asia was the island the Dutch conquered to control the spice trade. Through the establishment of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the Dutch aimed to increase wealth via the spice trade in Asia. They seized key locations like the Moluccas Islands, Malacca, and even created plantations in West Java to monopolize the spice trade.
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