Tension developed between the Dutch-speaking and French speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s because
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A. Majority of people in Belgium speak French language.
B. Ethnic composition of Belgium is very complex.
C. In the capital city Brussels, 80% people speak French while 20% are Dutch speaking.
D. Even in minority, French speaking community was relatively rich and powerful.
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Explanation:
a-French is spoken by around 40% of Belgians as their primary tongue, while just 1% of the population speaks German as their first language. Many Belgians also speak one or more second languages. 16% speak Flemish Dutch as a second language, 49% speak French and 22% speak German.
b-The ethnic composition of Belgium is very complex because in that country Dutch speaking people are in majority ( 59 %), while French and German speaking are respectively 40% and 1%. The French live in the Wallonia region and the Dutch lives in flemish region.
c-In the capital city Brussels, 80 per cent people speak French while 20 per cent are Dutch- speaking. The minority French-speaking community was relatively rich and powerful. This was resented by the Dutch-speaking community who got the benefit of economic development and education much later.
d-The minority French speaking community is relatively rich and powerful so the majority Dutch community showed resentment against it. This led to tension between the Dutch and French speaking communities in 1950s-1960s.