Details Title: Intro to the Netherlands Description: Politics, History, Culture Total Flash Cards: 42 Created: 01/15/2009 09:26:31		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional International Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term nuchter Definition down to earth, pragmatic, reasonable, sensible Term gelijk Definition equal, conventional Term expediecy principal Definition do not persecute if it serves public interest or if the crime is not worth the punishment Term Queen Wilhemina Definition 1898-1848 symbol of hope during WWII Term Queen Juliana Definition 1948-1980 "the normal queen" seen as a normal person during the tumultuous 1960s Term Queen Beatrix Definition 1980-present queen by profession Term The Orange Myth Definition The Orange family stands above all parties, representing freedom and justice Term Functions of the Queen Definition Face of NL co-sign bills into law speech of throne appoint informateur Term Left vs Right Wing parties Definition Hand of the government freedom of the market Term confessional vs non-confessional Definition hand of government freedom of the individual Term pillarization Definition separation along religious/idealogical lines influencing all spheres of life Term de-pillarization Definition 1960s Term prime minister Definition leader of the biggest party Term majority in the lower house Definition 76 seats Term informateur Definition determines which coalitions are possible Term Pim Fortuyn Definition freedom of speech more important than anti-discriminatory laws Killed may 2002 anti-islamist anti-immigration Term Immigration waves Definition indonesia 1949 moluccas 1950s suriname 1975 antilles & aruba presently Term immigration policies Definition 1970s different polices, different groups 1980s minorities policy 1990s integration policy Term polders Definition build dike around lake and pump out water 1600s Term The reason parts of NL are sinking Definition removing the water from peet Term last major flooding disaster Definition 1953 Term retention area Definition areas to temporarily store water during floods Term green river Definition naturally designed river to increase river storage volume Term delta project Definition zeeland lower mechanical dike to prevent floods during storms Term beleid Definition Dutch law policy water meadow metaphor forbidden fruits will be eaten Term Ayaan Hirsi Ali Definition writer of "Submission" Islam is a threat Term fluitship Definition food crisis in 1600s forced the Dutch to create more efficient ships with a longer hull and a smaller crew Term William of Orange Definition led the revolt against the Spanish that created the NL Term our-lord-in-the-attic Definition golden age practice your religion, but dont flaunt it (similar to coffeeshops) Term Benedict Spinoza Definition new scientific persepctive focussed on natural laws and rational methods Term Huygens Definition pendulum based clocks Term University of Utrecht founding Definition 1626 Term Jan Steen Definition genre painting of everyday life Term Vermeet Definition painter ex. woman pouring milk Term Reasons for the Golden Age Definition trade, not agricultural economy permissive with religion supported scientific revolution art for the masses Term Dutch revolt Definition 1568 against king of spain Term 80 years war Definition 1568-1648 Term Kingdom of the NL Definition 1813-1970 King William I Term Mare liberum Definition by Hugo Grotius free and open seas Term De iure belli ac pacis Definition by Hugo Grotius 1625 war is just Term Interest van Holland by Pieter de la Court Definition 1662: why the NL is superior religious tolerance urbanized middle class unimportant nobility democracy isolationist Term Een eereschuld Definition 1899 by van Deventer put money back into Indonesia