Dutch Revolt

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

like Heda were capturing the country’s spirit in his art. During this time, the Netherlands was going through a time known as the Dutch Golden age. Holland and Belgium were both ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, and then by Charles V. When Charles V left the Netherlands to become the King of Spain, it created a deal of tension within the ruling family. This led to a revolt. At the same time this was happening, the Protestant Reformation was starting up in Germany. It spread to parts of the Netherlands

Calvinist family, so that I could have been raised according to God’s law. Throughout my life I have spread this religion to as many heretics as possible. Because of my devotion I began my preaching in Geneva, then I traveled to Kampan in the revolting Dutch provinces to spread God’s word there, and finally I have settled in New Amsterdam, and continue to preach this very day, 1632. This memoir will not specifically be about Calvinism since I have already written down my treatise in another text. It will

Dutch Impacts Body Paragraphs: Dutch supremacy on Indonesia allowed an advanced interconnection in which societal structures and values were changed in positive and negative forms, impacting the indigenous people of Indonesia. The Dutch colonial reign allowed for unity among the natives and created a new “basic unit of administration in the Javanese countryside…tied the peasantry far more closely to the land then it had been in early colonial times” (Cribb, Robert). As the Indonesian laborers and

Indonesian national revolution or Indonesian war of independence, was a diplomatic struggle and war between Indonesia and the Dutch Empire. The Revolution started between Indonesia’s proclamation of independence in 1945 and the Dutch recognition of Indonesia’s independence on December 1949. The Dutch had gain control of Indonesia for more than 300 years. The kind of influence the Dutch had gave us can still be seen today, because Indonesia was a subject to imperial rule or influence and is still struggling

Dutch Slave Trade      During the 17th and 18th centuries, mercantilism was the emerging economic policy through which the slave trade developed in Europe. In the Netherlands many historical events gave rise to a desire for domination of international trade. They were serious tradesman and were heavily involved in the profitable business of slavery. The Dutch, intelligent and self-ruling tradesmen took no time in displaying their dominance over rival countries, Portugal

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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The effects of British imperialism in India were bad. The British ruined India’s economy making the lives of Indians harder. They took over the Indian government, causing the Indians to become dependant on them. Eventually the pressure built up and the Indians had a murderous rebellion, The Sepoy Mutiny. Next, due to the inherent racism inside the British they constantly kept the Indians at a level below them. This imperialistic mindset of the British which consisted of greed and hate, caused all