OVERLOON: NL in WW2

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

scavenger hunt through the museum.

By answering these questions you get to know the museum and the information it provides.

It helps you prepare to do research 

for your project this afternoon.

Good Luck!

We start and end here!!

H3A/C

START AT SLIDE 32

work your way to the end and then 

continue with slide 5 

H3D

START AT SLIDE  5

The first hall is about the Interbellum. 

Have a look around. Then watch the animation.

Use the film to place the events of the Interbellum in the correct order.

start and spreading of the Great Depression

Start World War 2

Anschluss and Kristallnacht

Hitler seizes power in Germany

Communists control Russia after civil war

Munich Conference

Hitler writes "Mein Kampf"

Armistice 

This book contains:

1. the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
2. Hitler's view on the Treaty of Versailles
3. the terms of the armistice of Nov 11, 1918
4. The Treaty of Peace that Hitler signed after WW2

Look at the box with nazi Christmas decorations.
This is shows that Nazi Germany:

1. was also very Christian
2. was a totalitarian state
3. celebrated the Christmas truce of 1914
4. propagated Hitler as the Messiah

Look at the dagger of an SS soldier.
It shows that an SS man was above all else:

1. ruthless
2. obedient
3. racially pure
4. loyal

Which term belongs to this setting?

1. appeasement
2. Blitzkrieg
3. entertainment
4. mobilisation

The second hall is an introduction to the subject: "The Netherlands during WW2" 

Have a seat and watch the film.

Use the film to put these events in the correct order.

May 10

May 11

May 12

May 13

May 14

May 15

royal family escapes capture

Dutch capitulation

queen Wilhelmina in London

paratroopers at The Hague & Rotterdam

Rotterdam bombed

princess Juliana in London

The rest of the questions are about the objects in the rooms around this hall. It's all about the Netherlands during WW2

The eight people in the picture here represent the eight subjects you will study this afternoon. For now you can just look around. You can do the questions in random order.

This is Arthur Seyss-Inquart.
What was his main task?

1. rule the Netherlands with an iron fist
2. win over the Dutch population for National-Socialism
3. Replace Anton Mussert as leader of the NSB
4. organise the Holocaust in the Netherlands

Can you find this?
Why were these issued to German soldiers,
especially those who went to Amsterdam?

What was this book mainly for?

1. a handbook for soldiers on how to pick up Dutch girls
2. a book for soldiers to learn to speak Dutch
3. a tourist guide for German soldiers
4. a study book to learn about Dutch aryan culture

Who escaped in this truck?

1. Seyss-Inquart
2. Jewish people
3. Anton Mussert
4. the royal family

What was this box used for?

1. to help Jews escape from the nazis
2. to torture prisoners
3. it was a coffin in which executed prisoners were buried
4. the resistance used it to hide weapons

What is the German message here?

1. If only we had built this in 1918, we would have won the war.
2. Look at this defensive wall. Germany won't be beaten again.
3. we celebrate 25 years of unbeatable Atlantik Wal
4. The Atlantik Wal will be built much faster than in 1918

How many "Engelandvaarders" escaped to
England during the occupation?

1. 1700
2. 17
3. 17000
4. 170

Why did queen Wilhelmina often invite
"Engelandvaarders" over for tea?

1. to show them that their queen is safe and that they don't need to worry about her
2. to learn about their motives to flee their country
3. to find out if they aren't German spies
4. to get first hand information about the situation back home

Who was Mussert?

1. a Dutch freedom fighter
2. a Dutch nazi

Two statements about this flag:
I. This Dutch flag was forbidden by the Germans
during the war.
II. This is the flag of the Dutch Nazi movement

1. both statements are correct
2. both statements are wrong
3. only I is correct
4. only II is correct

Two statements about this poster.
I. it's a recruitment poster for the NSB
II. W.A. stands for "Weer Afdeling"

1. both statements are correct
2. both statements are wrong
3. only I is correct
4. only II is correct

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

The prosecution of the Jews began gradually and became more systematic and extreme overtime. Drag the pictures to the correct years.

With this poster, the Nazis tried to recruit Dutch men to join:

1. the Wehrmacht
2. the Waffen SS
3. the S.A.
4. the N.S.B.

Dutch men who volunteered were mostly used to:

1. guard prisoners in the extermination camps
2. fight against the Red Army at the Eastern Front
3. hunt down Jews and resistance fighters in the NL
4. protect high ranking Nazis like Seyss-Inquart

The German authorities distributed ration coupons
amongst the Dutch people to buy certain scarce items.

Which of these reasons and statements is incorrect?

1. to prevent hoarding and speculating with scarce products
2. to make it difficult for people in hiding to get food and other necessities.
3. Money was replaced by these coupons. They became the new payment method
4. a black market for these coupons flourished and prices rose.

Which rationed fuel is NOT shown in this poster?

1. electricity
2. coal
3. gas
4. gasoline

What happened to the owner of this printing press?

1. he was betrayed and executed by the Germans
2. he was sent to a concentration camp
3. he became a hero of the resistance after WW2
4. he got a German medal because he printed Nazi propaganda

Go to the place indicated by the arrow

Visit the cellar and the Liberation hall

Where are these German soldiers marching into?

1. battle against the Western Allies
2. a prisoner of war camp
3. battle against the Red Army
4. they're going home

Can you determine the different uniforms?

What kind of vehicle is this?

1. a submarine
2. a truck
3. a tank
4. amphibious vehicle

What was the function of the chains on
this Sherman Crab vehicle?

1. to kill Germans
2. make noise to scare the enemy
3. to clear mines
4. to clear the road of obstacles.

This wheel belongs to:

1. Dodge Ambulance
2. LARC-LX
3. SAS Jeep
4. Panther Tank

After each safe return the crew painted a bomb on
the side of this B-25 Mitchell.
How many times did they land safely?

1. 104
2. 94
3. 114
4. 124

Where do you find these cans?

1. in a US truck
2. in a wooden box
3. in the side bag of a motor cycle
4. in the field kitchen

This is a German PAK. What do the letters
PAK stand for?

1. Partei abwehr kiste
2. Pionier abteilung Köln
3. Pferde anhänger kontrole
4. Panzer abwehr kanone

Which theaters of war do the dioramas show? 

El Alamein, 

1942

D-Day, 

1944

Market Garden, 1944

Ardennes Offensive, 

1944 /45

What is this soldier's job?

1. war correspondent
2. entertainment officer
3. ID photographer
4. propaganda artist

These German soldiers are working on a gigantic gun.
What is the name of this cannon?

1. Bertha
2. Dora
3. Eva
4. Clara

This is a:

1. flashlight
2. headlight
3. signallight
4. searchlight

Two tanks:
left: a German panther tank,
right: an American Sherman tank.

Which one was the strongest
and most deadly?

1. the Panther
2. the Sherman

Why did the American tanks beat
the German tanks?

1. because of light weight and speed
2. because of their numerical superiority
3. because of their superior tank crews
4. because they were better camouflaged

h3A/C: go to the Interbellum hall (red arrow) and continue with slide 5. When you have finished all questions there, go to the blue arrow (see H3D)

H3D: if you have time left, go to the Blockbuster (blue arrow) to experience a flight in a bomber plane.

FINISHED?

Done all questions and visited the Blockbuster?

Then it's time to have lunch and go to your teacher to collect the 

group project task.

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