What happened to the Dutch Empire? Why did it Collapse and what caused it to fall apart?

The Netherlands built an impressive empire, including South Africa, Indonesia and Suriname to name a few colonies. But why did it collapse? What caused the Dutch to lose so many colonies so quickly and what were the effects of this? Find out in this video, the latest in my very short animated historical documentaries (about history).

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