History A-Level
State-building and reform
What State-building and reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of State-building and reform
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Oldenbarnevelt reformed the republic's finances and administration, helping fund the war against Spain and strengthening the United Provinces' capacity to resist.
Topics that use State-building and reform
- Securing the independence of the United Provinces, 1584–1609 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Causes of Spanish failure
- De facto independence
- Diplomacy and truce
- English and French interventions
- Financial and military weakness
- Growing divergence of north and south
- Impact on the Dutch Revolt and independence
- International involvement in the Dutch Revolt
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