Given Its Relatively Small Population and Lack of Obvious Resources

question 37

Essay

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

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Definitions:

Ongoing Relationships

Enduring interactions and connections between individuals or entities that continue over time.

Social Psychologists

Researchers who study how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts, examining the influence of interpersonal and group dynamics.

Reinforcement Theory

The proposition that people and animals will perform behaviors that have been rewarded more than they will perform other behaviors.

Social Allergy Effect

The idea that a partner’s annoying habits become more annoying over time.