Consider the given statement as true or false:

The Dutch followed a scorched earth policy during the First World War in Java.

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The given statement is False. The Dutch followed a scorched earth policy in the Second World War (1939 - 1945) and not in the First World War. A scorched earth policy is a military strategy that aims to destroy any resource, like crops, weapons, communication systems, transportation, etc., that might be useful to the invading enemy force. For example, to create hindrances for the invaders, the Dutch destroyed Java's sawmills and burnt huge piles of giant teak logs just before the Japanese occupied the region.
The correct statement would be The Dutch followed a scorched earth policy in the Second World War.

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