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Page 147
... Dutch people - most of all in the powerful province of Holland of military dictatorship , monarchical rule , and renewed involvement of the nation in war . But before he could carry out his plans , William II died of smallpox in early ...
... Dutch people - most of all in the powerful province of Holland of military dictatorship , monarchical rule , and renewed involvement of the nation in war . But before he could carry out his plans , William II died of smallpox in early ...
Page 148
... Dutch did so on land ; the result was neglect of the Dutch navy . Ironically , the final triumph of the English over the Dutch in their commercial rivalry was a conse- quence of their alliance , not their enmity . The war begun in 1689 ...
... Dutch did so on land ; the result was neglect of the Dutch navy . Ironically , the final triumph of the English over the Dutch in their commercial rivalry was a conse- quence of their alliance , not their enmity . The war begun in 1689 ...
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... Dutch organs of state , which attempted to buffer German political repression , deportation of Jews , and forced employment of Dutch labour in Germany . A re- sistance movement sprang up , which , with the exception of a few Dutch Nazi ...
... Dutch organs of state , which attempted to buffer German political repression , deportation of Jews , and forced employment of Dutch labour in Germany . A re- sistance movement sprang up , which , with the exception of a few Dutch Nazi ...
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