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    Now formally known as The Netherlands, the nation used to be identified as the great land of The Dutch. During the seventeenth century, the nation experienced an influx that made the country’s name known all over the world. Titled “The Dutch Golden Age” during which The Dutch Republic become at the time, one of the most powerful nations in the world in respect to their economy, liberal arts, and naval military. As this essay progresses, I will continue to discuss this particular time in

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    The Dutch during its 350 years of colonization in Indonesia. As a nation needing spices that only grow in South East Asia, the Dutch needed a place to cultivate those spices without the constraint of other countries. Indonesia started as a place of spice trade for any country until the Dutch took authority over the trade. In the eyes of the Dutch, Indonesian people are very friendly and trusting. Due to this situation, the Dutch was able slowly to take over the spice trade in Indonesia. They started

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    Dutch Republic DBQ

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    During the 17th and 18th century the Dutch were in their so called “Golden Age” where they were at the top of the world among the best such as Spain and Luis 14. During the Dutch “Golden Age” though they found it difficult to do a number of things such as having security, unity, and prosperity in their country. In the Dutch Republic during the 17th and 18th century they struggled with security in their country and there were a number of reasons why it was difficult for them to be secure. One reason

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    controlled by the Dutch from 1800 to 1942. Dutch rule was harsh and unforgiving. In 1942 the Dutch were kicked out of Indonesia and Indonesia became occupied by Japanese forces. A few years later, Japan began helping Indonesia fight for it’s independence from the Dutch. Without the aid of the Japanese, Indonesia would not have become independent. The Dutch colonized and used Indonesia for profit. At one point, profit from Indonesia made up a quarter of the nation's income. The Dutch administrators were

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    Dutch influence lost in America Pella Iowa, Grand Rapids Michigan, Albany New York, and the Hudson River? But wait the Hudson River isn't a state, yes, but these are places where the Dutch first settled in the United States. Originating from Holland the Dutch have found a new home in America along with many other cultures. Dutch culture gets lost in America because there are various cultures that came to America from Europe. Sadly that was the Dutch culture, they got the short end of the stick

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    Shortly after wresting its independence from Habsburg Spain, the Dutch Republic quickly ascended to primacy among European powers. By the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic had overcome the limitations of its size and available ecological resources through its innovative financial and commercial institutions and was enjoying a hundred years of commercial dominance. By all measures, the Dutch Republic was positioned to remain atop Europe for the foreseeable future, but by the

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    Portraiture During The Dutch Golden Age The 17th century was a very successful period for the Dutch Republic, as the golden age started, trading has increased, exploration was at its peak, and merchants were becoming very wealthy and powerful. At this time paintings were a form of communication to express power, value, and social class. During the golden age Dutch artists have specialized and master the genre of still life, portraiture, scene’s of everyday life, and landscape painting. Middle-class

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    the Dutch Republic will let you publish any book and will let anyone say what they think no matter if it is against the government or anyone or anything. That is a trait of the Dutch Republic that no other country would let that happen, they will probably kill the person that published a controversial book if anyone did so out of the Dutch republic. The Dutch are also very open to new ideas and opinions, like the ideas that the Earth orbits the Sun and that the Earth is round. Also the Dutch really

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    Within 1650 to 1713 the Dutch Republic underwent a formidable transformation, which changed its status as a major influence in Europe. The Dutch Republic was a political union of seven provinces that was not only an impressive banking and commercial capital, but the Dutch also had a great navy as well. Additionally, the center of flourishment in the Dutch Republic was Amsterdam, which was the foremost trading and banking center in all of Europe. The changing environment of the late seventeenth and

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    The Art of the Dutch Republic 'Dutch art (is) not …a literal record of social experience, but …a document of beliefs.' Do what extent to the following sources support this view with regard to the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century? (750 words) Human expression provides a mechanism by which human behaviour can be studied by the historian, and in aesthetic expression such as art, the historian can study the beliefs which influence human behaviour. Within the alleged 'Golden

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