Questions tagged [dutch-empire]
The Dutch colonial empire spanned the Americas to Asia, including territories that make up modern Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia amongst other places.
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What were Helfrich's orders for Doorman in 1942 prior to the Battle of the Java Sea, and did he comment on these in later life?
I've been trying to understand what went in prior to the Japanese invasion of Java. From my understanding thus far, Vice-Admiraal (Vice Admiral) Conrad Helfrich took command of the ABDA naval forces ...
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Which juridical reasons led the Netherlands to lose control of the seas?
It has always been my understanding that the Netherlands lost control of the seas because of land wars against France, especially Louis XIV, and because of the difficulties involved in holding ...
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How many ships did the fleet of the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) possess at its peak (around 1670)?
The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (1602–1800) was a huge Dutch company primarily earning lots of revenue in the spice trade among other activities.
For this work they needed a lot of ships from ...
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Why did the Chinese not use military power to force out early Portuguese, Dutch and English trade encroachments?
From what I understand, during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the Chinese were more advanced in trade and warfare than the Portuguese and Dutch who tried to (and eventually succeeded in) take over ...
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Why did the French return all the Dutch Colonies to the Netherlands in Paris Treaty?
It seems to me that France helped Holland a lot in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. And also gave all Dutch colonies back to Holland in the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
I was wondering why was that and what ...
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Was the Dutch State independent when the Dutch East India Company was founded?
How were The Dutch able to build a successful trading empire by 1602 (with The Dutch East India Company) if the Dutch State gained independence after the Thirty Year's War in 1648?
The war ends in ...
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What was the reason for the Dutch attack on Venezuela in 1908?
The Netherlands attacked Venezuela in 1908, which resulted in the overthrow of Venezuelan President Cipriano Castro. According to the New York Times article Dutch at War with Venezuela, the Dutch said ...
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What universities existed in Dutch East Indies, and how available were they to the native population?
In the introduction of his translation to the historical novel Footsteps, the translator Max Lane (who is also described as a researcher on Indonesia) said that in the beginning of the novel, the ...
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Why were Indians able to free themselves of the European Colonialists unlike South Africans? [closed]
About 8 months back, I went to South Africa. I did try to learn a bit about the country before going there. I was very much surprised to learn that 'Apartheid' was a thing/practice till Nelson Mandela'...
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Did any part of the Netherlands ever use this flag?
Was there ever any part of the Netherlands which had this flag?
Guilherme Paula - Public Domain
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Why did the Dutch West India Company allow Quakers in the New Netherlands?
In 1657 a group of English Quakers arrived in New Amsterdam (the Dutch colonial town that became modern New York City). They were persecuted by the colonial government there for their religion. Then ...
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How did the Dutch East India Company (VOC) have so much revenue when they only control small part of Indonesia?
According to this, the VOC only controlled some ports, cities (like Batavia/Jakarta) and its surrounding. Yet, it seems to be a very successful corporation, mostly benefiting from the natural ...
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How many Dutch lived in Indonesia during the colonial era vs native population?
In Indonesian education, it is often emphasized that the Dutch took advantage of "divide and conquer" tactics (and superior technology) to keep ruling Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies) despite ...
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Did the Dutch carry out trials for collaboration with the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies?
After the Second World War, the Netherlands tried Dutch citizens for acts of collaboration with the German occupation.
Did they do the same (as the UK did on a limited scale in India and other areas ...
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What were the conditions that Pieter Stuyvesant found when he arrived in America?
I have been studying Pieter Stuyvesant recently, and would like to know two things about him and New Amsterdam:
What were the conditions that he found when he arrived in New Amsterdam? By this I mean ...
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