4.5 Post War Netherlands Questions only

• History
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

1. Explain how the Port of Rotterdam could become
the biggest port in the world after World War II.

2. Use the short video about Willem Drees.
What became Drees' nickname? Explain why he got that name.

3. Even though the welfare state has changed over the years,
we still profit from it.
Give an example show how we still have a welfare state.

4. Explain how the Netherlands became a consumer society. Use the key words ‘policy of controlled wages’ and ‘wage explosion’ in your answer.

5. Name one advantage and one disadvantage of the discovery of the Groningen gas field

6. Can a disaster like the "Watersnoodramp" happen again in the Netherlands today? Explain your answer.

7a. In the 1950s, most teenagers started working right after they finished secondary school. Why?

1. they needed to pay for college
2. their income was needed in their home
3. there were not enough universities after the war
4. most children learned a trade from their parents.

7b. Why did this change in the 1960s?

8a. Teenagers worked more and attended less school.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8b. The improved economy led to changes in society.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8c. Young people started to develop new styles in music and clothes.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8d. Youth culture was influenced by music from the USA.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8e. The first youth culture in the Netherlands was the hippies.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8f. Nozems mostly protested against the Vietnam War.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8g. Nozems often drove around on mopeds.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

9. How can you see that these young
men are Nozems?
Write down 3 reasons

10a. Which three qualities did Moroccan immigrants need to have according to the video?

10b. To what does the interviewer in the film compare the Dutch official's selection procedure? Do you agree? Explain your answer.

10c. What does the term "gastarbeider" imply? Did this fit the reality? Explain.

10d. Why do you think did the Dutch government allowed migrant workers to stay after two years and bring over their families?