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Liberation of the Netherlands Flashcards

1
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Dutch were treated better at first since they were seen as…

A

Aryans (“superior” race according to hitler)

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2
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When the war began, Dutch government fled to…

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England

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3
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Hitler freed______as a nice gesture when Netherlands was first occupied

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Dutch POW’s (prisoners of war)

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4
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Dutch first revolted because of

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German propaganda

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5
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What was the February strike?

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Strike by the Dutch against forced labour, 300,000 Dutch workers participed

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6
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What happened when Dutch didn’t voluntarily shift to German ideology?

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Germans shipped Dutch workers to germany

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7
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1940: Jews _____________

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Registered themselves with the Germans, and then were laid off later

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8
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1941: Jews_______

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were segregated from schools

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9
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1942: jews____________

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Had to wear a yellow star in public, then were registered to work in Germany

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10
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100,000/140,000 Dutch jews _______

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Didn’t survive WW2

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11
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What was the Dutch resistance?

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People who rebelled against the Germans (ex: hiding Jews or other prosecuted people)

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12
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How many members did the resistance have?

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25,000 total (2000 executed, 4000 died in camps)

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13
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__% of Dutch collaborated with the germans

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10%

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14
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________ Dutch served in the SS

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25,000

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15
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Dutch girls who slept with German soldier were called ____________ after the war

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Moffenmaiden

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16
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What was done to Moffenmaiden?

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Their head were shaved and painted orange, and they had swastikas drawn on them and publicly humiliated

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17
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First liberation mission was called…

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Operation Market garden

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18
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Operation market garden failed, but liberated…

A

Eindhoven and Nijmegen

19
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Operation market garden took place…

A

September 1944

20
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What happened in putton?

A

All men were rounded up and shipped off to concentration camps in retaliation for resistance activity

21
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What are the statistics of Hongerwinter?

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20,000 dead of cold, starvation and disease

22
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Netherlands was fully liberated in…

A

April 1945

23
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Germans signed unconditional surrender on…

A

May 5, 1945

24
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What is mad Tuesday?

A

Sept 1940, Dutch people thought they were going to be liberated and prematurely celebrated

25
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What was operation market garden?

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Plan to capture bridges across main Dutch rivers, then liberate city’s nearby

26
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Why did market garden fail?

A

Airdrops were dropped too far from objectives, radios failed, Germans responded too quickly

27
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Allies lost _______ men during operation market garden

A

15,000

28
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What happened at the battle of overloon?

A

Allies won, went on to liberate the town of venray (2000 died)

29
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Which areas were liberated during operation pheasant?

A

Tilburg, S-Hertogenbosch, roosendaal, Bergen op zoom, Willemstad and Breda

30
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Limburg was liberated in….

A

1945

31
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Where did the battle of scheldt take place?

A

Zeeland

32
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What happened to zeeland in the battle of scheldt?

A

The Germans flooded it, which made liberation much harder

33
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Which operation started after zeeland was secured?

A

Operation switchback

34
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What was operation switchback?

A

Securing breskens pocket, which was defended by 10,000 armed Germans but it was a success

35
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What was operation vitality?

A

Allies clearing off Germans from the south bevelands, which was a success

36
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What was Operation infatuate?

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Allies capturing the island of Walcheren by flooding it, over 150 Dutch civilians died

37
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How long was the battle of scheldt?

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October 2 to November 8 (1944)

38
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How was the Hongerwinter started?

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It started from railway workers striking, and that caused the Germans to stop all food import

39
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What did the Dutch eat during the famine?

A

Tulip bulbs and sugar beets

40
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How many Dutch died during the hongerwinter?

A

Approximately 20,000

41
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What was the large last battle in the netherlands?

A

Battle of Groningen (destroyed large parts of the city because of how cramped it was)

42
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When was Rotterdam bombed first?

A

May 14, 1940, at least 1150 were killed

43
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Who was the perpetrator for the second bombing of Rotterdam?

A

The allies

44
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In 1944, why was Nijmegen bombed by the allies?

A

Allies mistook it for a German city, leaving 800 dead

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