3.2 The Netherlands & Europe

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3.2 - The Netherlands and Europe 

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3.2 - Netherlands and Europe 

What you'll learn, 

1. How the economy flourished in the Netherlands in the 17th century
2. How Dutch cities grew

1. How rules for wars formed
   How the Netherland waged war with surrounding countries 

1588 - 1795

The Golden Age

golden age: The Republic was the richest country in Europe 

A lot of money was made by trade 

-> (Oostzeehandel)= Baltic Sea trade

The Republic became a staple (warehouse) , especially for grain. 

merchantcapitalism: capitalism in which merchants controlled the economy
 

Capitalism

Commodity market: Building where merchants trade.

VOC first company in the world!

Nowadays 6.7 trillion euros in value.

The largest publicly traded company ever!

What is a share?

Growing cities

flourishing economy -> lots of employment -> cities grew quickly 

Amsterdam was one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 200.000. 

espacially Holland, where 60% lof the people lived in cities. Urbanisation

A lot of transport by water 

Amsterdam Canal District: part af amsterdam along the canals from the 17th century

Rules for wars

thanks to prosperity, th Republic could affort a big army (foreign mercenaries)  -> 1648: Peace of Münster. (sovereignty)

International law: rules between states

Hugo Grotius (Hugo de Groot): countries could only go to war to defend themselfs, or for another good reason -> Law of war: rules that apply during wars.

The sea was not owned by states 

The Netherlands at war

1672: disaster year

attacked by four enemies: England, Frensh, Cologne and Münster (both now German) 

High regent Johan & Cornelis de Witt got blamed and killed. 

1689: Willem III drove out the Frensh and became King of England. 
From now on England & the Netherlands Fought together.

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