9.3.4: The Netherlands during WW2 -Q Skills-

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9. The Time of World Wars

9.3.4: the Netherlands during WW2

SKILLS

Q

1a. Give three reasons why the Dutch army was unable
to stop the Germans invading the Netherlands

1b. After General Winkelman signed his surrender to the Germans,
many Dutch soldiers tried to flee to England.
Why did they want to go to England?

2a. Why did the Germans bomb Rotterdam?

1. To give a demonstration of what the German Luftwaffe was capable of
2. to show that German resistance is futile
3. to destroy Dutch warships in the Rotterdam harbour
4. to force the Netherlands to capitulate

2b. What happened to the Dutch government?

1. the government including queen Wilhelmina surrendered to the Germans
2. the government including queen Wilhelmina fled to London
3. the government including queen Wilhelmina cooperated with the Germans
4. the government including queen Wilhelmina fled to Belgium

3. Video: What was the reason for the Germans
to deploy paratroopers in the Netherlands?

4a. Tens of thousands Dutch volunteers joined the German army. Most of them were convinced National Socialists. How do you think these soldiers and their families were treated after World War II?

4b. Even more Dutch workers were recruited to work in the German war industry. Can you explain why some want to do so?

4c. Do you think that Dutch people who worked in the German war industry were treated the same as the Dutch volunteers who joined the German army? Explain your answer.

5a. Explain the explosive growth of NSB membership in 1933.

5b. When did Nazi Germany occupy the Netherlands? Explain the effect of this on NSB membership.

5c. Look at the answer you gave at b. Do you think all these NSB members were convinced National Socialists? Explain your answer.

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6a. Most Dutch people knew that not much good would happen to the Jews when transported to the East.
Do you think they could imagine what really happened there?

6b. The treatment of the Jews at camp Westerbork was not bad. All kinds of activities such as games, sports and theatre were organised.
Can you think of a reason why the Jews were entertained in this way?

7. This picture was taken at the Montessori school in Amsterdam.
The girl behind the teacher is Anne Frank.
Anne went into hiding on July 6th, 1942.
Explain why the picture could not have been taken after
September 1941.

8. The tune from Beethoven's fifth symphony was adopted by the BBC because its rythm matched the morse code for the letter V, which was widely used as a symbol for Allied victory

1. correct
2. not correct

9a. Resistance group from Dalfsen (Overrijssel).
Picture taken by an anonymous photographer in
September 1944.
Why was it a great risk for these people to have this
picture taken?

9b. How can you tell whether these people took part
in active or passive resistance?

10. Explain how the strike of the railway workers worsened the situation for people in the north-western Netherlands.

11. These children are collecting wood from tramway
sleepers (bielzen).
Why would they do that?

12. Match the words.
Here is the first one.
Write it down like this:
A-VI, B-...... etc
(letter,streep,cijfer,komma,spatie)

13a. Which of the events, people or concepts is
the odd one out?

1. Anton Mussert
2. Seyss-Inquart
3. General Winkelman
4. NSB

13b. Which of the events, people or concepts is
the odd one out?

1. censorship
2. NSB membership
3. forced labour
4. Chamber of Culture

13c. Which of the events, people or concepts is
the odd one out?

1. Jewish schools
2. Westerbork concentration camp
3. February Strike
4. wearing a yellow star

13d. Which of the events, people or concepts is
the odd one out?

1. February Strike
2. ‘Radio Oranje'
3. illegal newspapers
4. sabotage actions

Write down one question about something in this lesson that you still don't fully understand.

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