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    Anne explains here how differently the Jews are treated and how the Nazis posed an identity on the Jewish people. The Jewish people were identified as a whole separate group that were treated as if they were less than human or a different species. Although Anne doesn’t believe this about any Jewish people (including herself), she is still forced to live through it. This imposed identity contributes to Anne’s identity later on; she feels fearful, alone, and even ends up questioning her own identity

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    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, but writing and accounting. Optimism filled his soul like the fresh paintings hanging

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    to their survival. Between 1943 and 1945 the Dutch people faced a horrible famine that killed nearly 30,000 Dutch civilians which is an astronomical number for a two years span. (Hitchcock, 98) Seeing as my Grandfather was so young at the time he was not able to remember much about his times during the war, so instead I conducted some research on what life might have been for a Dutch civilian during that time period. During the war time the Dutch government was completely ran by Nazis and as a

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    INTRODUCTION: NETHERLANDS This study is to collect information about The Netherlands from multiple sources. I will gather information from interviewing my cousins that are Dutch and live in several different towns in Amsterdam. We will discuss topics such as wages, employment, sales, and benefits. This will all help discovering new business aspects of another country and if it’s worth wild to expand abroad. It will also benefit me personally, since my wonderful Oma Rika is originally from Zwolle

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    Introduction Netherlands ( Dutch ) is the main constuient country of Kingdom of Netherlands . It is small but densely populated country in Western Europe. Dutch is the official language in Netherlands but English , German and to some extent French is also spoken in Netherlands. It is one of the most secular countries in Western Europe . It has a developed economy and plays a very important role in the European economy. The common factors that influence the business are economic, social, legal and

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    People have inhabited South Africa for thousands of years and were members of the oldest surviving people of the land, the Khoisan language groups. With just a few left in South Africa mostly located in the sections of the western region. But mostly today black, South Africans belonged to the Bantu language group, which migrated from central Africa, settling in the Transvaal region around 100 A.D. (South Africa: History, 2012). Also the Nguni people who were ancestors of the Zulu and Xhosa occupied

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    everyone. The Nazis gained control of the Netherlands in 1949, and implied a food rationing system to the Dutch citizens. Although these actions were intended for good purposes, it resulted in many damaging effects. Germany cut off the food supplies to major cities in the Netherlands, which led to the Dutch Famine of 1944. Many lives were loss due to starvation and malnourishment. The Dutch called this dreadful time the Hunger Winter. The effects of the famine also continue to spread from generation

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    Hitler took complete control. However, the Dutch nation was not going to give in so easily. We will take a look at how Hitler invaded and utilized totalitarianism and the ways the citizens displayed resistance to Nazi rule. According to Magstadt, the Revolutionary Stage of totalitarianism typically emerges, in turbulent times, when a charismatic leader steps onto the scene. As this charismatic leader, Hitler took advantage of the hopelessness of the people and made

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    The Indians and the Europeans When people come into contact with new cultures, they do many positive things such as trading goods and sharing ideas. However, new people can also have a negative effect on the cultures that they are meeting. Along with violence and forced relocation, another one of the negative effects of the Indians meeting the Europeans was disease. Prior research has suggested that during the period of time from which the Spaniards were leaving Mexico smallpox had caused a mass

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    The population growth rate of South Africa is 1.6%. It’s just higher than the average, the average population growth rate is 1.12%. The median age in South Africa is 26.3 years. That’s also higher than the world average, 23.6%. The percentage of people living in urban districts is 62.8%. ¬¬¬ ¬¬The population of South Africa is 56,917,538, the population of the Netherlands is 17,050,443. That’s 1/3th of the South African population. The country is also advertising to have less babies because of the

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