paragraaf 5.1

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CHAPTER 5.1

Lesson goals

What have you learned at the end of the lesson?

1 What was the damage after WWII

2 Who helped with the reconstruction of the Netherlands

3 What is the roman-red coalition

4 What is the welfare state

5 What are social laws

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''The war's heap of rubble''

''Recovery and innovations''

''Thrift and diligence

Glossary

Read the text again. Write down the words in your notebook that you don't understand!.

Look up the dutch meaning and write it down in your notebook.

You can use ''google translate'' or your dictionary.

Explanation: reconstruction

After WWII the Netherlands was in ruins and needed to be rebuild. Houses, factory, infrastructure and farmland were destroyed 

The dutch started to rebuild with:

1 Controled wages and prices. The dutch government kept prices and wages low. The dutch industry could produce cheap goods. This was good for dutch exports

Explanation: reconstruction

2)Large farms and mechanisation. Small farms disappeared. There were more large farms. Agricultural production increased. Less people needed to work in agriculture. More people could work in industry and construction.

3)The construction of many houses. After WWII there was a babyboom. Many dutch started a family. 

Explanation: reconstruction

4)The marshallplan. The loan of the USA was used the mechanisation of agriculture and industry.

5)Employees: Workers worked 50 hours a week, 51 weeks a year without asking questions.

In 1950 reconstruction of the Netherlands had been completed.

Let's practice a little....

Do your best to answer the questions!

The dutch government kept prices and wages low during 1950

1. true
2. false

The marshall plan paid a lot of the mechanisation of agriculture.

1. true
2. false

A babyboom is an act of terrorism

1. true
2. false

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It's about

-Poverty during 1950's

-The Marshall plan

-The reconstruction of the Netherlands

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''Prosperity''

Glossary

Read the text again. Write down the words in your notebook that you don't understand!.

Look up the dutch meaning and write it down in your notebook.

You can use ''google translate'' or your dictionary.

Explanation: prosperity

in 1956 wages of the dutch workers rose. People could buy luxurious items like cars, washingmachines and refrigerators. The common man could finaly reap the rewards of his hard work.

Let's practice a little....

Do your best to answer the questions!

''The common man could finally reap the rewards of his hard work.'' means ............

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''Roman-red coalition

''creation of the welfare state'

Glossary

Read the text again. Write down the words in your notebook that you don't understand!.

Look up the dutch meaning and write it down in your notebook.

You can use ''google translate'' or your dictionary.

Explanation: Roman-red coalition

A coalition is when political parties work together to get a majority in parliament. These political parties can also appoint ministers. 

From 1948 till 1958 the political parties KVP (Roman) and PVDA (Red) worked together. It's called the roman-red coalition.

Willem Drees was prime minister of the Roman-Red coalition

Explanation: welfare state

A welfare state is a state were the government takes care of the weak. For example; the elderly get AOW benefits.

The roman-red coalition worked together to build the welfare state. Many social laws were created to provide for social security A whole system of social insurance and social welfare benefits was set up.

Explanation: welfare state

Examples of social security:

-CAO : algemene oudere wet

-WW : Werkeloosheidswet

-WAO: Wet arbeidsongeschiktheid

-Bijstandsuitkering

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It's about

''Political parties''

''coalitions''

''welfare state''

''Willem Drees''

Let's practice a little....

Do your best to answer the questions!

What is not an example of social security?

1. CAO
2. WW
3. WAO
4. AOW

Because of the CAO Willem Drees is also called Father Drees

1. true
2. false

At a certain point even the VVD was part of the Roman-Red coalition.

1. true
2. false

What is a coalition?

End of the lesson

Try to see if you understand the learning goals of this lesson below. Otherwise, repeat that part of the lesson.

1 What was the damage after WWII

2 Who helped with the reconstruction of the Netherlands

3 What is the roman-red coalition

4 What is the welfare state

5 What are social laws