Dutch Empire

after. After Holland was invaded, the citizen’s curfew was 10 pm, they had to turn in their radios, and they had to carry small folders containing photographs and fingerprints with them all the time. As the Nazi treated Jews badly, so did fellow Dutch citizens. Soon many buildings didn't allow Jews and their synagogue were burned down and all Jews had…

towards recreational drugs, prostitution, diversity, same-sex marriage, and euthanasia, the Dutch capital has often been the world leader in enacting legislation to legalize or tolerate such things ("Why Is Amsterdam so Tolerant?”). This progressive attitude is often falsely equated to tolerance by many. People assume that because the government tolerates these issues that are still not widely accepted, the Dutch people must also be very tolerant. This misconception…

The Spanish Golden Age was a time of art, literature, and theater. It was a time for advancements of art; a time for exploration. Many artists prospered in this time period. In theatre, the Spanish Golden Age is said to span the many years between 1580 and 1700. However, it has also been argued that it may have ended sooner, in 1681, with Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s death. Aside from that, the period was long and saw many new works come to fruition. During the Golden Age, one of the most…

countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions for census purposes, is divided into eight regions. Its capital is Oranjestad. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, Aruba has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. Aruba's first inhabitants are thought…

Richard lvey School of Business The University of Western Ontario 9806E020 ESTORE AT SHELL CANADA LIMITED Chad Saunders wrote this case under the supervision of Professors Deborah Compeau and Barbara Marco/in, and Roger Milley solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect…

developed by Dutch. The Dutch East India Company set up new strategies for trade financing, which includes the chance for private investors to diversify their risks. The trade ventures were sold to risk takers who could buy a one-sixteenth or one-thirtieth share in various kinds of ships, so that if one of the ships was not able to make profits then other would give enough compensation. Wide-reaching trade routes were set up. Portuguese slowly but surely give way to the even added brutal Dutch…

the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean Trade greatly helped Asia’s politics and the empires within their countries. These trade routes provided Asia with being in charge of much trade, considering the Silk Road went all across Asia. Asia was making a great deal of money off of these trade routes which helped them to build powerful and rich empires. Examples of this was the Han Dynasty of China and the Ottoman Empire which were very well off economically thanks to trade. This political power that…

Niger Introduction: Niger is a landlocked and developing country in western Africa, named after the Niger River and officially the Republic of Niger. It is bordered by Chad in the east, Burkina Faso and Mali in the west, Nigeria and Benin in the south and Algeria and Libya in the north. Niger covers a land area of 1,267,000 square kilometres and with estimated population of 11,666,000. History of Niger: Thousands of years ago, Niger had wet and favorable conditions for agriculture and…

In 1497 Portuguese mariner Vasco Da Gama set sail to find a sea route to Asia. He went slowly down the West African coast, around the tip of South Africa, and up the East African coast and landed in Calicut, South India. They found an ancient and rich network of commerce that stretched from East Africa to China. Asia offered many tropical spices that were desired in Europe, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves, and pepper. These spices were used mostly as condiments and preservatives. Other…

(Or their “unreasonable initiative”?) Portugal was a small country that exported goods across its many islands. After some time passed, the country decided to turn it’s trading harbors and islands into the Portuguese empire. They did not have the means or manpower to run the empire but were persistent in their choice. 33. What does Landes mean, that the Portuguese “religious commitment entailed a serious commercial disadvantage”? Why would it be a “disadvantage”? Landes means that the…