How did Holland become a capitalist country?

65438+At the end of 1960s, under the leadership of Prince William I of Orange, the Dutch started the struggle to overthrow Spanish rule (see Dutch bourgeois revolution). After about 80 years of heroic struggle, Spain was forced to sign the Peace Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, and finally recognized the independent status of the Netherlands. This is not only an independent war, but also a bourgeois revolution. The "joint province and Republic" established by the Dutch was called "/kloc-a typical capitalist country in the 7th century" by K. Marx. /kloc-at the end of 0/6, the Dutch navy defeated the Spanish navy, and the Dutch merchant fleet gradually replaced the Spanish merchant fleet to dominate the world's oceans. Dutch navigators and explorers soon discovered and controlled shipping routes to all parts of the world and established colonies in Asia, Africa and America. 1602 Dutch businessmen established the East India Company, and 162 1 year established the West India Company. The two companies set up castles and purchasing stations in various places, enslaved and slaughtered colonial people by deceiving or bribing local leaders, ensured the monopoly position of European international trade and made huge profits. On this basis, the Netherlands entered the17th century-the "golden century". With the great development of navigation and overseas trade, Amsterdam has also rapidly grown into a banking center in Europe and a "warehouse of the world". The achievements of land reclamation around the lake in the western Netherlands have promoted the great development of agriculture and animal husbandry. In industry and handicrafts, Dutch pottery, silverware, paper, cloth, books and other printed matter sell well in Europe. But generally speaking, the Dutch commercial bourgeoisie did not pay enough attention to the development of industry with accumulated capital, so that the Netherlands failed to realize the industrial revolution like Britain, which was the fatal weakness of Dutch early capitalism.