Why was the Kalang resistance suppressed?

Correct answer: Because they challenged Dutch control

The direct answer is A: the Kalangs were suppressed because they challenged Dutch control. In Java, the Kalangs were closely connected with forest work and had skills useful to rulers. When colonial authority tried to control forests, timber and labour, resistance threatened that authority. The reasoning is: Dutch rule imposed control; the Kalangs resisted or rebelled against that control; the Dutch used force to suppress the resistance. Option A gives the real political reason. Option B, drying the sea, is impossible and unrelated to the historical event. Option C, being textile mill owners, does not explain a forest or anti-colonial uprising and is not the role associated with the Kalangs. Option D, going to Europe, is not a reason for suppression; it also does not describe the event. Option A is therefore the only historically relevant answer. Exam cue: when a colonial government suppresses a local revolt, connect the revolt with resistance to colonial control, not with imaginary physical or commercial activities.