Throughout World War II the Netherlands was a place of oppression and starvation as more than 200,000 Dutch were killed. The German rule of Holland began in 1940 and ended in 1945. A few of the major events in this time period was the royal Dutch family being exiled, the hunger winter, the bombing of Rotterdam, Operation Market Garden, and the Dutch resistance.
At the point when the Netherlands was attacked on May 10, 1940, the Dutch people were not ready for Nazi Occupation. For the Netherlands, the activities of the Nazis were inconceivable, because of their stance of neutrality since World War One. There was a mixed response to the orders of the occupying power and the Dutch were not united in their action. Whereas the majority of the Dutch population organized resistance movements that helped place Jews into hiding, others aided the Allies, while still others actively thwarted the Nazis. In many areas, such as the economy and with the underground movement, the Dutch actively resisted the occupying power. However, there were members of the Dutch population who, in their own intere...
The account of Jedwabne is unique in the fact that it focuses on one mass murder of roughly 1,600 Jewish residents, which occurred in July 1941. The murder occurs during the violent German campaign of anti-Semitism in Poland. The main occurrence seen across Germany and Poland of the anti-Semitism campaign was the killing and justified harassment of Jewish residents. Without a doubt the event in Jedwabne was triggered by Nazi influence. What is interesting is how Gross represents these influences. He shows that the killings of Jedwabne were planned, organized, and enthusiastically conducted by local authorities and citizens of the non-Jewish community. Gross also points out that it is possible that Germans did not participate in this killing and that it is even possib...
When war broke out, Holland chose to be neutral like in the past, but when it was bombed by Germany (Corrie Ten Boom Biography), it became part of the allies. Due to the bombing, the royal family fled to different countries. The Queen fled to England; the Crowned Princess fled to Canada. The Queen was a sense of security to the Dutch. Many changes came about (Carlson, 74). The Germans forced Jews to wear yellow stars and enforced the Bicycle Blockade; the Bicycle Blockade resulted in no bicycles or no tires on the bicycle. In addition to that, each attack on a German soldier resulted in shooting a minimum of ten, innocent civilians (Carlson, 75-76).
Corrie’s father knew it was not true, but the prime minster stepped down and Winston Churchill became the new prime minster. While Germany invaded Holland, Corrie and Betsie sat in Beje (their house and clock shop) and watched the bombs fall. Betsie started to pray for Hitler, the Germans and the pilots of the planes. Corrie would not acknowledge such a ridiculous prayer. She only sat and listened. After that the Germans slowly started taking over Holland. First it was only little things. Prices rose and coffee was a luxury that only the Germans and collaborators could afford. New shoes and clothes were harder to find. Some of the rules included no one was allowed out past 9:30, but it soon was pushed to 8PM. Also, they had to put dark curtains over their windows so the British would not pinpoint their position. Some of the rules were ridiculous! The Nazis banned orange colored tulips! Sadly, some of the rules were more serious such as the oppression of the Jews. One of the new rules was no radio. This was a problem because the ten Booms and many other families got their news of the war from the radio. One of their radios was big and bulky the other one was small and easy to hide. Corrie dropped the old radio that had been given to her father as a present off at the police station, and hurried home to help hide the other radio. Beje had many nooks and places to hide because of the way was it was
Woolf, Linda M., Ph.D. "Survival and Resistance: The Netherlands Under Nazi Occupation." Lecture. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington D.C. 6 Apr. 1999. Webster University. Webster University, 6 Apr. 1999. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. This source is one of the main ones that I used to write this paper. It is full of useful, statistical facts about the Jews in the Netherlands during World War II. It gives many examples of how they were resistant and how they helped the Jews. It is a reliable source since a Ph. D. professor wrote it. I use information from this source frequently throughout the paper.
The antagonists are the Germans. They want to rid the world of anyone who isn’t German, mostly the Jews. Their leader is Adolf Hitler. The Germans dropped bombs during the air strikes on Holland, as Anne said in her diary. The Germans also run the concentration camps where they take innocent people and made them work. They were extremely cruel to those who went. If they failed to do their tasks, the Germans themselves would kill them. It’s people like the Germans that forced Anne Frank and others that believe in the Jewish faith, to go into hiding in fear of their lives.
At thе point whеn thе Nеthеrlands was attackеd on May 10, 1940, thе Dutch pеoplе wеrе not rеady for Nazi Occupation. For thе Nеthеrlands, thе activitiеs of thе Nazis wеrе inconcеivablе, bеcausе of thеir stancе of nеutrality sincе bеforе World War Onе. Thеrе was a mixеd rеsponsе to thе ordеrs of thе occupying powеr and thе Dutch wеrе not unitеd in thеir action. Whеrеas thе majority of thе Dutch population organizеd rеsistancе movеmеnts that hеlpеd placе Jеws into hiding, othеrs aidеd thе Alliеs, whilе still othеrs activеly thwartеd thе Nazis. In many arеas, such as thе еconomy and with thе undеrground movеmеnt, thе Dutch activеly rеsistеd thе occupying powеr. Howеvеr, thеrе wеrе mеmbеrs of thе Dutch population who, in thеir own...
Germany experienced a lot of economic changes after Germany was split into East Germany and West Germany. Initially, West Germany was established as a federal republic but was established as it’s own independent nation in 1955. Many events happened in West Germany from the 1950s to the 1980s before Germany became one nation again. There were events such as “oils price shocks, generous social programs, rising deficits and loss of control.” East Germany’s economy was strong due to the Soviet Union’s reliance on Eastern Germany’s production of machine tools, chemicals and electronics. It became appealing to reunite with West Germany when the value of East Germany’s currency became “worthless” outside of it’s country because Eastern Germany was relying on the Soviet Union’s demand (Marketline).
The Nazis were killing thousands of Jews on a daily basis and for many of the Jewish people death seemed inevitable, but for some of the Jewish population they were not going to go down without a fight as Jewish resistance began to occur. However, the Jewish resistance came in many different forms such as staying alive, clean and observing Jewish religious traditions under the absolute horrendous conditions imposed by the Nazis were just some examples of resistance used by the Jews. Other forms of resistance involved escape attempts from the ghettos and camps. Many of the Jews who did succeed in escaping the ghettos lived in the forests and mountains in family camps and in fighting partisan units. Once free, though, the Jews had to contend with local resident and partisan groups who often openly hostile. Jews also staged armed revolts in the ghettos of Vilna, Bia...
The gruesome conflict between the powers of the world, World War II, officially started in 1939. The United States decided to intervene in 1941 due to the attack on Pearl Harbor, but something was inhibiting the resolute mind-set during those two years of neutrality. German propaganda is what planted the seed of indecisiveness into the minds of Americans. “I didn’t believe all her stories; I thought she was exaggerating and a bit hysterical.” (Larson, p. 54) In the Garden of Beasts Schultz tells Martha, Dodd’s daughter, of what is actually occurring in Germany; the Nazis are mistreating and having genocidal actions toward Jews which was well concealed behind Hitler’s speeches and morale-boosting words. She has the misconception of a serene Germany a beautiful and peaceful country compiled with nothing but polite people an...
In May 1940 the Nazis got Holland and soon began to place limits on the economic and social freedom the citizens. In the movie we saw how Jews had to register with the authorities so the Germans knew the names and addresses of every Jew in Holland. Jewish children were forced to attend only Jewish schools. Everybody must had cards. Those issued to the Jews were stamped with a "J" and they were often stopped by the police and made to show the I.D. card. Another problem was that Jews were required to hand over their bicycles and barred from riding trolleys or using cars.
“Holland is in a humanitarian crisis. Food supplies have run out, and the Germans are no longer able to even provide basic rations to the Dutch population.”(Mark Zuehlke). This was the gravity of the situation. The Netherlands were in dire straits, and needed help. We were that help. Realizing what needed to be done, the high command acted. The Canadians were the driving force for the liberation of the dutch people, through food drops, peace talks, and fighting smart.
One group of Jews that decided to go into hiding into Amsterdam to keep safe include of, Anne Frank, Otto Frank, Edith Frank, Margot Frank, Hermann van Pels, Auguste van Pels, Peter van Pels and Fritz Pfeffer. All of these inhabitants lived in a “Secret Annexe” that affected them in different ways. The conditions in the annex affected Anne Frank, Margot Frank and Peter van Pels all in different emotional and mental ways.
The views of Hitler and his Nazis in comparison to those of the Quakers couldn’t be more different. The Nazis thrive on fear and violence to fuel their campaign, while the Quakers are pacifists and would do anything to keep the peace. The book, The children of Willesden lane , demonstrates a few ways that Quakers rebelled against Hitler. The Quakers actions in this book also show how important Quakers really were during WW2. During the Holocaust Quakers refused to fall under Hitler’s rule by going against him and helping safe harbor Jewish people.
In WWII, The Nazi’s final plan was to start a mass killing--a holocaust. Many people went into hiding for 2 years. The smallest amount of of food and the limited space given to the Franks was not even enough for them. For that reason the Franks should have not let the Van Daan’s in their secret annex.
During the 1914 German invasion and occupation of Belgium, many atrocities were committed by occupying German forces. The treatment of civilians from 1914 -1918 is sometimes referred to as “The Rape of Belgium.”