History Repeats Itself
. This concept applies not only within the realm
of a singular nation's history but throughout and between nations. That is to
say, that what one nation endures, throughout its economic and political history,
may be compared to and be strikingly similar to that of many other nations. As
we analyze social change thought the world we have noticed a cyclical pattern of
histories, both economic and political, in the countries of Spain, Holland,
Britain, and the United States.
I. Historical Periodization:
Throughout history and during alternating time periods, countries have
grown from feeble entities, defeated by or ruled by the governing structures of
foreign nations, to powerful ...
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the seventeenth
century, it moved on to become a great power. Holland had relied on seafaring
and the economic success of Amsterdam until around 1620. "By mid-century,
however, they had used their technical sophistication and control of vital raw
commodities to build successful industries . . . and supported by Holland's
bourgeois virtues, trading preeminence and credit, Dutch manufactures soon
dominated a number of European markets" (BP 198). Holland remained in power
until its decline began in the middle of the eighteenth century. In 1750, the
Dutch started losing European markets but continued as the number one market
country in Europe. The British moved in where the Dutch had been. GREAT
BRITAIN reached great heights in the middle of the eighteenth century. Starting
out as the home of the Industrial Revolution, Britain was considered the
workshop of the world. However, by the 1890's Britain was losing ground in the
global market of manufacturing, specifically to the ...
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before fading again when the great days were over" (AC
31). While the Dutch was in war with Spain it accepted various kinds of
people,such as the Jews and the Huguenots, and eventually acquired a vast empire.
Although HOLLANDS realm was comparably smaller to that of Spains, its domain
included the United Provinces, New York, New Amsterdam, and the East Indies.
"The purest governmental culture was in the Hague, which, after quadrupling its
population, was the only major Dutch city to continue growing during the
nation's decline in the mid- and late-eighteenth century" (AC 64). The empire
of GREAT BRITAIN is unparalleled by any other in that it encompassed one fourth
of the ...
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