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Pressure on the welfare state 

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tv10. The Time of Television and Computers
7.1  The post- war Netherlands:

Pressure on the welfare state 

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tv10. The Time of Television and Computers
7.1  The post- war Netherlands:

Pressure on the welfare state 

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tv10. The Time of Television and Computers
7.1  The post- war Netherlands:

Pressure on the welfare state 

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individual learning 
  1. read the texts with careful attention
  2. make the question (after the texts) 
  3. check your answers yourself (fixed answers after)
  4. your own responsobility to learn. 

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Word Duty






welfare state: a state in which the government plays a key role in the protection of the social and economic well-being of its citizens
policy of controlled wages: a government’s strategy for controlling inflation by attempting to restrict increases in wages and salaries
wages explosion: a strong and uncontrolled increase in average salaries
consumer society: society in which people started to buy more secondary needs items, such as televisions, cars and washing machines
Groningen gas field: the deposits of natural gas, found in the province of Groningen in 1959
youth culture: a youth subculture with distinct style, behaviour, and interest
migrant worker: a person who is working outside of his home country






KEY WORDS

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What is this lesson about?
After World War II, the struggles of the Dutch people were not immediately over: cities like Rotterdam had to be rebuilt and the economy needed to recover.  But after years of hard work and careful budgeting, the Dutch got their economy back on track and began to prosper. In this section, you will read how this happened in the post-war Netherlands.






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Slide 7 - Video

Important dates in this lesson:


1948:  Marshall Plan
           Willem Drees prime minister
         
1959:  discovery Groningen gas field



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people in this lesson
Willem Drees
premier
NL

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The beginning of a new era

Like other Western European countries, the Netherlands received a lot of money, supplies and technical help from the US Marshall Plan. All imported goods were shipped through the Port of Rotterdam; this created a lot of jobs and would make the Port of Rotterdam the largest harbour in the world, boosting the Dutch economy.
In 1948, Willem Drees became Prime Minister of the Netherlands. His leadership saw a total reform of the Dutch economy. Drees introduced a number of social laws providing financial security for old people and those unable to work. The government also helped people by building retirement and nursing homes for those who could not live alone anymore. Through such measures, the Netherlands became a welfare state, a state in which the government played a key role in the protection of the social and economic well-being of its citizens.

3 minute schoolTV clip about Willem Drees














Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958.


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1. Explain how the Port of Rotterdam could become
the biggest port in the world after World War II.

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2. Use the short video about Willem Drees.
What became Drees' nickname? Explain why he got that name.

Slide 12 - Open question


3. Even though the welfare state has changed over the years,
we still profit from it.
Give an example show how we still have a welfare state.


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Growth of the economy

To stimulate further economic growth, the Dutch government intervened in peoples’ wages. For a couple of years, there was a policy of controlled wages. In the 1950s, most Dutch had an income that was just enough for basic needs. But in the 1960s, people started to protest against this situation and the government decided to loosen wage controls: this led to a wages explosion, with most people earning a lot more than they ever had before. Because of this wages explosion, the Netherlands became a consumer society; people started to buy more secondary need items, such as televisions, cars and washing machines.
In 1959, the Dutch economy was further stimulated when researchers found a huge natural gas field under the province of Groningen. The government sold the gas for a high price to gas companies, but the fortunate discovery of the Groningen gas field had a down side: it caused the closure of coal mines in the province of Limburg, so in this region many people lost their traditional work and income.













A Dutch family watching television in the late 1950s. The austerity of the post-war years gradually made way for a consumer society.

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4. Explain how the Netherlands became a consumer society. Use the key words ‘policy of controlled wages’ and ‘wage explosion’ in your answer.


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5. Name one advantage and one disadvantage of the discovery of the Groningen gas field


Slide 16 - Open question

Dijkdoorbraak in Den Bommel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, als gevolg van de watersnoodramp van 1953
The North Sea flood of 1953

In the night of 1st February 1953, a gigantic storm brewed across the North Sea. This storm was so powerful that it broke through the dykes, flooding parts of the provinces Zeeland, South Holland and North Brabant. It became a national disaster, with about 1800 people drowning and 72,000 people becoming homeless. The Dutch people all helped: some offered shelter while others sent clothes and blankets. Some survivors of the disaster even turned into true heroes; with a rope around their waist, they would swim for hours saving people who were trapped in their attics or in other places. The government realised they had to improve the dykes to prevent another flood in the future. This resulted in the so-called Delta Works, a serial of construction projects where all the sea entrances of the province of Zeeland were either closed or given the means to close when necessary. In 1988, the Delta Works were finished.














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6. Can a disaster like the "Watersnoodramp" happen again in the Netherlands today? Explain your answer.


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7a. In the 1950s, most teenagers started working right after they finished secondary school. Why?
A
they needed to pay for college
B
their income was needed in their home
C
there were not enough universities after the war
D
most children learned a trade from their parents.

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7b. Why did this change in the 1960s?


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The youth changes

Because of the improved economy, Dutch people had more money and more leisure time. Society started to change and these changes were beneficial for working-class youth. Teenagers were now staying in school instead of just working in a factory. After school, they had part-time jobs and earned spending money. Attitudes began to change: work was no longer the most important thing in life. Young people developed new ideas and some rebelled against society (and their parents). Young people became more self-aware and were determined to create their own styles in music, clothes and so on. This was the beginning of youth cultures. Dutch youth cultures were influenced by music from America, like rock and roll or jazz. 
Working-class youngsters in the 1950s were the first Dutch youth culture. They were called Nozems. They wore jeans and leather jackets, had greasy hair, drove on mopeds and were seen hanging around on street corners.
The hippies of the mid-1960s belonged to another group. They were inspired by American youth culture. Hippies protested against the Vietnam War, consumerism and the pollution of the Earth. 















Nozems on a moped. Photo by Jac. De Nijs, April 1965.

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8a. Teenagers worked more and attended less school.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

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8b. The improved economy led to changes in society.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

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8c. Young people started to develop new styles in music and clothes.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

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8d. Youth culture was influenced by music from the USA.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

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8e. The first youth culture in the Netherlands was the hippies.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

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8f. Nozems mostly protested against the Vietnam War.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

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8g. Nozems often drove around on mopeds.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE

Slide 29 - Quiz

9. How can you see that these young
men are Nozems?
Write down 3 reasons



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A warm welcome for the migrant workers

Because the economy was doing so well in the 1960s, some industries had to deal with a staff shortage, especially in companies requiring physical labour. To solve this problem, permission from the government was given to attract workers from Turkey and Morocco. The idea was that these migrant workers, at that time called ‘guest workers’, would earn good money in the Netherlands and could send most of the money to their family to support them. The migrant workers were housed in poor, overcrowded accommodations. Nevertheless, most migrant workers received a warm welcome from the Dutch people and employers. Migrant workers would often get a prayer room at work, and extra vacation days for travelling to their homelands.
At first, the government had planned to send the migrant workers home after two years. For this reason they were not required to integrate. However, most workers liked it in the Netherlands and decided, with permission of the government, to stay and bring over their families. This is one of the reasons why so many people from different cultural backgrounds live in our country.














A Turkish migrant worker at a Dutch textile factory, 1971

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10a. Which three qualities did Moroccan immigrants need to have according to the video?



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10b. To what does the interviewer in the film compare the Dutch official's selection procedure? Do you agree? Explain your answer.



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10c. What does the term "gastarbeider" imply? Did this fit the reality? Explain.



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10d. Why do you think did the Dutch government allowed migrant workers to stay after two years and bring over their families?



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That's it. All clear?

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

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congratulations
congratulations

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