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69 years had passed, but not forgotten, the time of the Dutch Colonization. After a terrorizing 347 years, Indonesia is finally free. Free, but affected. Dutch had left an imprint in Indonesia in so many ways you can't even imagine. The tactics of the Dutch on taking over Indonesia were very intelligent and the impacts it had made in Indonesia both intellectually and economically were very drastic. To discuss in-depth about the thesis above, the following topics would be explained in the…

Realizing the potential of the spice trade, the journey to find the quickest route to the “Spice Islands” was off to a go and the British, Dutch, and Portuguese were off to the races. Similarly to the British, Hollands government encouraged rival merchant companies to unify in order to create a government-run monopoly. Their only goal: to make money. With a stable financial backing and a stronger fleet, the Dutch quickly rose to power in the Asian trade market and was considered the first truly…

architecture, product design, furniture, to even the subway gates in Paris, Art Nouveau was the dominant inspiration. Additionally, Art Nouveau was unique as it was one of the first art styles to expand beyond a single country and find its way throughout Europe and Northern…

The rebirth of a society through changing arts and ideas is a rare event, especially at the intensity and thoroughness of the Renaissance. This period of a couple hundred years was able to transform the way people lived, and introduced new art forms, artists and philosophical ideas. Though not apparent at the time, the people who lived during the Renaissance would make a profound impact on “future generations-from art and literature to education, political science, and history.” (The World Book…

“Dear Crappy Europe: I’m Glad You Hate America” the author of the article proclaims. Quite a bold statement to start an article with, most would agree. This particular article was pulled from the “Steven Crowder” website, known for its highly opinionated articles - many of which most would argue are more akin to rants - promoting extremely conservative views and giving social commentary. The website, as well as Crowder’s personal YouTube channel, have experienced phenomenal growth due to it’s…

The United States of America is famously known as the giant melting pot of the world. There are so many diverse cultures and ethnicities populating the nation. This rang true for North America even before the United States was established. Before waves of European colonist invaded the land, a vast amount of Native Indians inhabited the America 's and were scattered all throughout the continent. Although an immense sea separated the Indian societies and the Europeans, they shared quite a bit…

(Elliot 3). These wars originated from the interior of Europe, but began spilling over into their respected colonies, and then further into other European strongholds such as in the Caribbean, India, and Africa. We see this specifically with the Seven Years War in showing one of the first examples of a truly…

axis, unlike the Americas' north-south major axis, permitted diffusion without change in latitude and associated environmental variables. In contrast to Eurasia's consistent east-west breadth, the New World was constricted over the whole length of Central America and especially at Panama.” Diamond attempts to illustrate that a continent with a larger “east-to-west” axis is better in terms of the rise of agriculture. He continues to state that the “New World” had restrictions to this idea and…

the causes of European mass exploration in the late 15th century: the expelling of the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula, skills learned while fighting The Crusades, economic demand for exotic spices, and the proliferation of mercantilism throughout Europe (28). Furthermore, in “European Colonial Settlements,” Smith proffers three stages of…

Professor Scully History 125-002 Jasjeet S. Waraich 10-23-17 How Abina’s Action was Shaped by the Historical Context The story of “ Abina and the Important Men” takes place in 1876. The Gold Coast has been under the English rules since 1874. During the 19th century, numerous changes, big and small, began to occur in the British ruled colonies in Africa. After many years of slave trade, fueled by the European thirst to grow, the British “officially banned the slave trade [in…