The world after the Cold War - The Netherlands since 1990

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Why was there optimism in the 90s?

  • Treat of nuclear attack was over
  • Economy bombed
  • First governments in which Christian parties weren't represented (PvdA, VVD, D66)
  • Liberal policies were introduced
      • Buying and selling of soft drugs
      • Legislation of euthanasia
      • Legislation of same-sex marriage

What were downsides of the nineties?

  • A Boeing 747 crashed in the Bijlermeer
  • The Dutch government had paid little attention to immigration
  • The Yugoslav War and genocide in Srebrenica (1995)
  • Average increase in wealth diminished

What happened in the 2000s?

  • 9-11, the end of the optimistic nineties
  • Islamisation became a political theme (Pim Fortuyn)
  • Gap between 'old' & 'new' political parties
  • Many people in the Netherlands became sceptical about European integration

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