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Amsterdam History

History of Amsterdam is very intersting.The oldest archaeological finds in Amsterdam date from Roman time’s coins and a few artefacts suggest there were people around, but there's no evidence of human settlement. Calvinism, a form of Protestantism, gripped the hearts and minds of Amsterdam's nouveau riche, with its emphasis on sobriety, hard work and community-based worship.Golden Age of Amsterdam's which was started from (1580-1740) ruled out and the ruling power come in the hand of Antwerp which was taken by the spanish and sea access was not allowed.The Calvinists took on the imperial power of Spain's Catholic Philip II, and in 1578 they captured Amsterdam from him. Amsterdam's trade and fishing came to a complete halt in the early 19th century when the city was occupied by the French and then blockaded by the British.In the 20th century, Amsterdam turned its back on the sea and restyled itself as an industrial centre: rail links were established, steel production thrived and the population expanded.The riotous squatter movement stopped the demolition of much cheap inner-city housing, the lack of which is a continuing problem, and many residents protested against thoughtless city planning, developing the policy of an inner city where people can live, work and shop. The country remained untouched during the WWII, but after the Germany invaded in 1940 the patience of country broked and the Neatherland joined the war in its history of 400 years.

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