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describe the tension that existed between the Dutch and French speaking people in Belgium

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Answered by Anonymous
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In Belgium , the minorities French speaking community was relatively rich and powerful. This made the Dutch speaking community angry who got the benefit of economic development and education much later.


The social disparity between Dutch and French speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s led to the tension between them.

This tension was more acute in Brussels with a special problem. It was that the Dutch speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital.

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Answered by saltywhitehorse
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The economic difference between the Dutch and French-speaking people became the cause of anxiety in the 1950s.  

Explanation:

  • In Belgium, the French-speaking community were the minority and under rich and powerful, whereas the Dutch were poor and came under a majority in the population.
  • The Dutch being in the majority began to hold and gain education and economic opportunity in Belgium that angered the French communities.
  • The French were not able to acquire the same privileges as the Dutch people.
  • During the 1970s the Belgium government amended its constitution.
  • The reason for amended required so that both the groups will be able to live together in harmony within the same country.

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