Magnus Mulder
IB Extended Essay
August 31, 2015
Dutch American Relations Before and After WWII
Research Question:
To what extent did World War II affect economic relations between The US and the Netherlands?
Thesis:
Abstract:
Introduction: To look at the change in economic relations between the netherlands and the U.S. on either side of WWII it is hard to not mix in some politics and military theory as it is a world war, arguably the biggest conflict in the history of the world (that we know of).
Pre-WWII:
The U.S.’s economic partnership with the Netherlands dates back to the American Revolution, in which the Netherlands supplied finances and supplies for the revolutionaries. The United States established diplomatic relations with the Netherlands in 1782; one of our oldest, continuous bilateral relationships. The excellent bilateral relations are based on close historical and cultural ties as well as a common dedication to individual freedom and human rights. In the late 16th century, the Dutch and other Europeans began to colonize the eastern coast of North America and the Dutch named their territory New Netherlands, which became a province of the Dutch Republic in 1624 and later became New York City. Having supported the American Revolution, the Netherlands was the first foreign country to salute the American Flag, and therefore the first foreign nation to unofficially recognize the United States as an independent nation. in April 1782 John Adams was received by
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