3. State one difference between Dutch speaking and French speaking
people,
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Answer:
french speaking people are from France whereas Dutch speaking people are from Dutch
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(i) The economic inequality between the Dutch speaking and French-speaking was the basic cause of tension.
(ii) The French-speaking community who was in minority was relatively rich and powerful whereas the Dutch-speaking community who was in majority was poor.
(iii) This was resented by the Dutch-speaking community who for the benefit of economic development and education much later.
(iv) The tension between the two communities was more acute in Brussels. Brussels presented a special problem : the Dutch speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital.
(v) Between 1970 and 1993, the Belgium government amended their constitution four times so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country. ‘
i) The minority French-speaking community was relatively rich and powerful.
ii) This was resented by the Dutch-speaking community who got the benefit of economic development and education much later.
iii) This led to tension between the Dutch speaking and French-speaking communities during the 1950s-60s.