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Dutch East India Company. 1602-1798. Trade, colonies in Orient. Controlled Ceylon, Cape Colony, Jakarta.
Abjuration, Act. 1581. Dutch declaration of independence from Spain. Republic 1588.
Achinese War. 1873-1904. Dutch defeat Moslems in Sumatra.
Adrian VI. 1459-1523. Only Dutch pope 1522-. Taught Erasmus.
Afrikaans. Dutch-derived language of South Africa.
Amboina Massacre. 1623. 20 British and Japanese merchants executed by Dutch for plotting overthrow.
Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.
Angola. Bantu. 1482 Cao discovers.1641-8 Dutch. 1575 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent.
Bali. c1000 Java. 1596 Dutch discover. 1906 Netherlands. WWII Japan occupies. 1950 Indonesia.
Barents, Willem. 1555-97. Dutch navigator, explorer for NE passage.
Boers. 17-19C Dutch settlers in South Africa. Great Trek.
Borneo. 7C BC Indian influence. 3C BC-15C Chinese inf. 3C-15C Funan/Khmer, Malacca, Srivijaya, Majapahit. 15C Moslem. 16C- European inf. 19C Dutch(S)/Eng(N). WWII Japan occupies. Brunei. Malaysia. Indonesia.
Breda Compromise. 1566. Dutch petition against Inquisition. Dutch Revolt -1579.
Breda Treaty. 1667. Ends Anglo-Dutch War. England gains New York.
British Virgin Is. Arawak. Carib. 1493 Columbus. 1555 Spain. 1648 Dutch. 1666 British settle. 1960 British Crown Colony.
Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.
Cape of Good Hope. Bantu. 1652 Dutch. 1814 British Cape Colony. 1910 Province, South Africa.
Coster, Laurens. 1370-c1440. Dutch inv of moveable type, perhaps before Gutenberg.
De Kooning, Willem. 1904-97. Dutch/US Abstract Expressionist painter. Woman 1950s.
Delaware. “First” US state. Owasco, Delaware, Nanticoke, Assateague. 1609 English exploredl. 1631 Dutch. 1638 Swedish. 1655 Dutch. 1664 England.
Delft. Dutch city famous 17-18C for pottery.
Dover, Treaty. 1670. Secret agreement. Louis XIV and Charles II. led to Third Dutch War. Ends Triple Alliance.
Downs, Battle. 1639. Dutch def Spain = end of Spain’s sea power.
Drebbel, Cornelis. 1572-1633. Dutch inventor. Submarine 1620.
Dubois, Eugène. 1858-1940. Dutch discoverer of Java Man 1891.