In the 1600’s‚ the Dutch Republic was one of the world’s strongest and prosperous nations founded upon their superior navy. Making the most of their convenient geographical location‚ the Netherlands had control of many important trade routes‚ particularly in the North Sea. However‚ this period of peace and economic prosperity who come to and end and the Netherlands would start to decline. The security‚ unity‚ and prosperity of the Dutch Republic was challenged by hostile foreign nations‚ economic
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The Dutch and Indonesia The Dutch stayed in Indonesia for 350 years and during the time they stayed they had absolute power over all the nations of Indonesia. In terms of economy they applied three systems to rule over Indonesia’s spices trade‚ Mercantilism‚ Capitalism and Monopoly. However if anyone decides to think about how the Dutch managed to take over such a vast nation with millions of people only with a handful of soldiers‚ it would occur to them that this was a battle the Dutch couldn’t
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ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL CASE 1.Does Shell bear some responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region of Nigeria? I believe Shell bears much responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region. One reason is the fact that Shell has received nearly $30 billion worth of oil from the Ogoni land but has not helped the Ogoni people by providing them with jobs or money to develop their lands. If Shell had provided money to the Ogoni people they could have built schools and provided health care that would
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(Accessed on 11 April 2013) Boycott Shell Essential Action (2013) [Online] Available from: http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/issues.html (Accessed April 12‚ 2013) Donovan J. (2010). Royal Dutch Shell environmental issues. [Online] Available from: http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2010/09/27/royal-dutch-shell-environmental-issues/ (Accessed April 1‚ 2013) Eklington‚ J. (2004) ‘Enter the Triple Bottom Line’ in The Triple Bottom Line- Does it all add up? Henriques & Rocjardspm (eds)‚ Earthscan
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politically and military (navy) the Dutch were world leaders. How could it be that a country of insignificant size could grow into such an economic power? The presence of tolerance is a quality that distinguished the Netherlands from most other countries in that time and it is probable that this quality was a major reason for their dominant position in Europe. The Dutch Republic was only just established when the most important era of their history began. In fact “the Dutch were in the springtime of their
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Dutch Republic DBQ In the 17th century‚ the Dutch Republic experienced a Golden Age and was able to maintain security‚ unity‚ and prosperity in its society and economy. The nation was considered a leading power‚ especially in trade and ideas‚ within Europe. However‚ it was not long before circumstances changed and the state face many problems establishing peace and agreement. By the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries‚ there had been a significant change in the Dutch Republic’s
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the Dutch East Indies during this time‚ were the spice Islands/trade. Merchants from the Middle East and China had decided to come to the Dutch East Indies‚ trading many items such as silk‚ perfume‚ opium and incense. Spices were extremely valuable during that time‚ like gold is today; spices were as precious as that. But not all was good‚ in 1580 the trade was interrupted due to the Spanish closing the port of Lisbon to the Dutch-making it impossible for trade to happen. However the Dutch East
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Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria 1. Does Shell bear some responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region of Nigeria? I believe Shell is somewhat responsible for the problems. They seem to be taking advantage of a lower classed and less advanced country and its natural resources. If they had practiced better corporate responsibility then things would not have escalated as much. 2. What steps might Shell have taken to nip some of the protests against it in the butt‚ or even preempt
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I. Introduce: This part of our presentation is focused on Dutch Golden Age landscape and seascape painting. A period in Dutch history generally spanning the 17th century‚ during and after the later part of the Eighty Years War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. At that time‚ the Dutch republic was one of Europe’s most prominent states. It strength was manifest not only in politics and economics but also in the arts and sciences at Europe. II. Land‚ sea and sky paintings of the 17 century:
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and militarized process. Although the Dutch endured contestation from the incumbent peoples of Java‚ their use of violence and military discipline ultimately allowed them to succeed in transforming the East Indies from a subsistence economy into a colony of exportation where they controlled trade. Using its privileges granted by the Netherlands‚ the VOC successfully colonized Java. This involved murder‚ forced labor‚ and deforestation (76‚ Hall). The Dutch not only drove out the English--who had
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