The Netherlands' Economy: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on Dutch trade, the Golden Age, Rotterdam, Dutch disease and farm exports.

Question 1 of 5 What was the VOC?

The Dutch East India Company A bank A port A flower auction

It issued tradable shares from 1602.

Question 2 of 5 Which is Europe's largest port?

Rotterdam Hamburg Marseille Lisbon

The Rhine links it to Germany.

Question 3 of 5 What is Dutch disease?

Resource exports hurt other sectors via a stronger currency A plant disease A tax Flooding

It followed the Groningen gas discovery.

Question 4 of 5 What makes Dutch farming so productive?

Greenhouses and research Huge land area Cheap labour Subsidised oil

Wageningen leads research.

Question 5 of 5 Why was tulip mania notable?

It's often cited as an early bubble It started farming It ended the VOC It created the euro

Prices soared and crashed in 1636-37.

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