The Kingdom of the Netherlands The country called the Kingdom of the Netherlands, or more often simply the Netherlands, is an intriguing place. Common images associated with this country include decorative wooden shoes, large white Dutch hats on little girls, elaborate systems of dikes, wooden windmills, and fields of colorful tulips. A land of diverse and varied history, the Netherlands has overcome intriguing struggles in many centuries, impacting the world despite its diminutive size. Among
have to allow government to relax its attention regarding corruption. 2.3 Key External Political Risks The Netherlands Antilles as a part of the Netherlands The Netherlands Antilles are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and acknowledge the Dutch monarch. In comparison with its “motherland”, the Netherlands Antilles don’t have very low political risk. In 2010, Curacao and St. Maarten (two largest islands whose production accounts more 70% of GDP) will achieve independence from the rest
aluminum core metal cookware, a thickness between 3.0 mm to 5.0 mm is considered ideal for even heat distribution. Reactivity – Some metals react with certain foods. So while buying a cookware set we should make sure that it should not contain any chemicals or metallic compounds which makes our food
I. Introduction II. Brief Discussion of Belgium’s relevant history III. Geographical Setting a. Location - between France (S) and Holland (N); Germany and Luxembourg (E); and North Sea (W) b. Climate - Belgium has temperate weather, warm in summer (May to September) and cool to cold in winter, with snow very likely. temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy c. d. Topography - The coastal region, extending about 16–48 km (10–30 mi) inland, consists
Today, like during the renaissance when it could be said that the English language developed the most, there is no shortage of people who comment and have opinions on the development of the English Language. In an essay entitled English our English John Marenbon (1987) talks of the necessity to include Latin in the national curriculum to aid the English student in their study, he also says that any Englishman who does not have a grasp of Latin is "(A) stranger to his own culture" (note the patriarchal
British Empire.) These rebellions would later be in the back of the minds of some Indian freedom fighters as the first stage of the fight for independence from British colonialism that lasted until 1947. (Sepoy Rebellion: 1857.) In the 17th century Dutch explorers found Indonesia. For
1. The upmost important reason for economic and social problems that troubled Europe from 1560 to 1650 was an incredible inflation among other things. The Spanish empire brought tons of gold back to Europe and caused the value of gold to plummet. Since this was a situation that Europe had never experienced, they didn't understand it. More gold was supposed to be good, right? Suddenly prices started to rise for no reason. Also in Spain, unlike gold, there was very little silver being produced at the
On the 31st of December in the year 1600, ‘The Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies’ received a Royal Charter to be England’s trading representative in India. By they early part of the 17th Century, Britain had already eclipsed Portuguese interests in India. The company bought in cotton, silk, indigo, opium, saltpeter and tea mainly in exchange for silver bullion. These were valuable commodities in Britain at that time. By 1720, 15% of British imports were
first Europeans to reach the Cape of Good Hope were the Portuguese in 1488, but there wasn't a permanent white settlement until 1652 (South Africa: History, 2012).The Dutch East India Company established a stopping station for ships on there way to the East Indies. With time many Germans, French Huguenot refugees, British, and Dutch starting settling in the area, and in 1779, these European settlements started to grow throughout the southern part of the Cape and east toward the Great Fish River (South
Henry Tibben represented hundreds of farmers growing up along the Dutch and German border in independent Bentheim county. He firmly believed that hard work, religious freedom and the spirit of man could create a superior world for all people. To that aim, he took full advantage of his schooling, mastering not only reading