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THE DUTCH…Why the Dutch always pop up like mushrooms in manure!
Rotary Club of Tsawwassen
February 18, 2016
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A Watery but Fertile Land • Most of Holland is river delta;
Rhine (Waal, Lek, Ijssel), Maas and Schelde.
• Its history, politics and development closely tied to the sea.
• Netherlands = “Low Lands”, often referred to as “Holland”
• Total – 41,500 sq.km• Population: 17 m. (4th most dense)• World’s 2nd largest food exporter• World’s 2nd largest harbor
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Holland Without Dikes• Dike building since Middle Ages;• Protect against the sea• Empty a lake ~ polder• Control river flow
• 75% of population below sea level
• 85% of industry below sea level.
• Schiphol Airport; • 9 ft below sea level• Bottom of former lake;
polder• “Schiphol” = ships’
graveyard• Lowest point in Holland;
24 ft <sea level
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Land Reclamation thr. Wind Power
Post Windmill, 1632 Smock Windmill, 1560
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Modern Sea Protection
• “Delta Works” 1950 after major floods in Zeeland
• Massive scale: protection against current and future sea storms and sea rises.
• Dike system throughout Holland; Well prepared for Sea Rise of future.
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Modern Sea Protection
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Holland’s Golden Age (17th C.)
• 1590’s; end of Holy Roman Empire
• Freedom to trade
• Ongoing battles with English, Spain
• Overseas possessions; Cape, Ceylon, Goa, New Amsterdam, Dutch Guinea, and….the Dutch Indies(!)
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Overseas Settlements South Africa
• En route to the East Indies, Dutch settlement at the Cape 1652.
• North migration; Boers vs. Xhosa
• Many “Dutch” settlers: French Huguenots
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Holland’s Golden Age (17th C.)
• Immense wealth –Dutch East India Co (VOC) – shared investments:– 1st Stock Exchange– Bank of
Amsterdam – 1st true Central Bank
• Book and Money printing – rich tradition to today.
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Holland’s Golden Age (17th C.)
• Inquisition & political strife in Europe caused migration of wealth and intellect to tolerant Holland; flourishing of arts & sciences;– French Calvinists (Huguenots)– Sephardic Jews from Portugal– Descartes, Hobbes (philosophy)– Huygens (astronomy)– van Leeuwenhoeck (microscope)– Erasmus, Spinoza (political
science)– Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer, etc.
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Modern Art ~ Vincent van Gogh
• Impact of Holland’s Golden Age still felt today.
• Among the highest densities of art museums in the world.
• Ongoing public support for art restoration and modern art.
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Benefits of Maritime Trade(Past & Present)
• Import & exports of spices, teas and coffees.
• Tobacco (all imported):– Holland one of largest
tobacco exporters• Agricultural crops:
– Friesian Holstein– Tulips (~Anatolia)– Dairy (Cheeses)
• Import & export of resources and industrial goods:– To/from Germany,
France
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Agri Products and Flowers
Greenhouse Technology Flower & Bulb Exports
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Small, but involved..
• Constitutional monarchy• 3rd oldest parliament• Founding member of EU• Signatory to and member of:
– Eurozone, G-10 (=>G20)– NATO, OECD, WTO
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Small, but Involved…
The Hague, also called “World’s Legal Capital” hosts:• Permanent Court of
Arbitration• International Court of
Justice• International Criminal
Court• International Criminal
Tribunal of Former Yugoslavia
• Special Tribunal for Lebanon
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Canada ~ Holland Relations
• Canadian Troops, principal liberators of Holland, 1945 (Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Schelde, etc.)
• Ongoing annual festivities and remembrance ceremonies at monuments and war cemeteries.
• Large emigration of Dutch to Canada.
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What Else…..?
• World’s tallest population (average):– Male 1.81 m (6.0
ft)– Female 1.67 m (5.8
ft)– Diet related?– Good protection
against floods• Tallest woman in the
world;– 320 lbs., 7.4 feet.
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What Else…..?Bikes and Canals
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What Else…..?Tolerance........for a price
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THE END…
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1985 Rotary Launches Polio Plus
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1985 Rotary Launches Polio Plus
1986 350,000 Polio Cases 125 Countries
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1985 Rotary Launches Polio Plus
1986 350,000 Polio Cases 125 Countries
2015 74 Cases 99.9% Eradicated
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30 Years into the Polio Plus Program, we are nearly there. Your donation no matter what
the size, will help us achieve our goal of a polio-free world.
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The Rotary FoundationAppreciates The Support From
Henk, Andy, Gerry, Johann, JeroenAart and Paul