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Outline and Questions on Belgium Continued 



What is the most valuable output of the mines? 



How did the country prove its progressiveness in making its constitution? 



Why could not the inhabitants of Belgium and Holland be contented under one 

 government? 



Name five important battles that have been fought on the soil of Belgium. 



What effect has the location of the rivers had on the development of Antwerp? 



How many countries have a greater railroad mileage in comparison with their 

 size? 



Where was the government of the country established during the War of the 

 Nations? 



What relation was there between ancient Flanders and modern Belgium? 



What were the guilds, and what part did Belgium play in their development? 



How many nations surpass Belgium in bulk of commerce during normal times? 



What was the most strongly-fortified city in the country? 



What attitude did the country wish to maintain in the War of the Nations? 



How does it happen that the Flemish plain, naturally an unfertile region, is 

 one of the most densely-populated territories in the world? 



What ornamental wares are manufactured in Belgium? 



What was the strength of the army in time of peace? 



What did the Congress of Vienna have to do with the history of the country? 



What phase of financial activity proved the prosperity of the country? 



What are polders, and why are they necessary? 



In what two ways are a number of industries carried on in Belgium? 



How do you account for the fact that the mayors are so much more important 

 here than in most countries? 



What was the effect of Spanish rule on Belgium? 



When was the neutrality of the country guaranteed, and by what nations? 



To what Church do most of the people belong? 



What two mineral resources have made possible the development of great 

 manufactures? 



When before 1830 was the country independent? 



How did the population in 1912 compare with that in 1830, when the country 

 became independent? 



Why are not the Belgian farmers as prosperous as those of Holland? 



Who are the Flemings? The Walloons? To which race of people is each most 

 nearly allied? 



Compare the production of zinc and lead with that of the United States. Which 

 is larger in proportion to area? 



Why is the country called "the cockpit of Europe"? 



What has been the difference in the history of Bruges and that of Antwerp? 



How many men was Belgium able to put into the field to defend herself at 

 the outbreak of the War of the Nations? 



Who was the first king of the new country? What was the most important 

 achievement of his successor? 



Where is the Campine, and of what does it consist? 



To how many countries has the territory composing Belgium belonged in the 

 course of its history? 



How many kings has the country had since its final declaration of independence? 



Who was king at the outbreak of the War of the Nations? 



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