Chapter 1
1.4 Europe after the First World War
1.5 Cause and effect
Chapter 1
1.4 Europe after the First World War
1.5 Cause and effect
Slimste mens 1.3-1.4
Choose 3 sets of 4 words that have something in common. Write down the words and what they have to do with each other.
You may use each word once.
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Slimste mens 1.3-1.4
Choose 3 sets of 4 words that have something in common. Write down the words and what they have to do with each other.
You may use each word once.
Learning objectives 1.4
At the end of this section you'll be able to explain:
why the Netherlands had a policy of neutrality at the start of the twentieth century.
keywords and dates.
The Netherlands during the First World War
First World War 1914-18
The Netherlands remained neutral, but was affected by the war.
Neutral = Not choosing sides.
Effects of the war
Mobilisation
Belgian refugee crisis
Wire of Death
Take notes and learn!
Mobilisation
1914
Although neutral the Netherlands mobilised.
Belgium had declared itself to be neutral, but had been attacked nonetheless.
Summer of 1914 200,000 men and 17,000 horses were transported to the borders.
Belgian refugees
About 1 million refugees fled from Belgium to the Netherlands (population of 6,6 million).
Belgian soldiers were disarmed
and imprisoned
Required tremendous organisation of supplies and shelter.
Wire of Death
The Wire of Death was was a lethal electric fence created by the German military to control the Dutch–Belgian border during the occupation of Belgium during the First World War.
2,000 to 3,000 people fell victim to the wire or were executed by German border patrols because they came to close to the border.
Policy of neutrality
Before WWI Dutch trade flourished.
During WWI policy of neutrality.
Dutch kept trading with both sides.
Economic problems smaller than in other countries.
After 1918
peaceful and stable democracy
policy of neutrality
hardly any investments in army or navy
Take notes and learn!
Get to work
What? Do 1.4 ex. 9-11 and 13 p43-44
How? Alone
Help? None
Time? 8 minutes
Done? Continue with week task 1.4 ex. 3-8
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Learning objectives 1.4
At the end of this section you'll be able to explain:
why the Netherlands had a policy of neutrality at the start of the twentieth century.
keywords and dates.
Keywords from this lesson
policity of neutrality
Dates from this lesson
Learning objectives 1.5
At the end of this section you'll be able to:
distinguish between causes and effects in politics and government, social areas, the economy and culture.
distinguish between direct and indirect effects.
distinguish between short-term effects and long-term effects.
Historical change
A) The way in which people provide for themselves in order to survive, what kind of job they do or how they earn an income.
B) Everything that has to do with the way in which people govern a city or country. Also, who holds power and has a say in government and who doesn't. It includes wars and uprisings.
C) Everything that has to do with different groups in society and how they differ from each other in wealth, status or power. Furthermore how different groups of people interact and organize themselves.
D) Everything that has to do with ideas, feelings and beliefs people have and how they express them. For example, religion and art.
cultural
economic
social
politico-administrative
Get to work
What? Do 1.5 ex. 7-11 p48-50
How? Alone
Help? Neighbour
Time? See whiteboard
Done? Continue with week task 1.4 ex. 3-8 or work out learning objectives.
Learning objectives 1.5
At the end of this section you'll be able to:
distinguish between causes and effects in politics and government, social areas, the economy and culture.
distinguish between direct and indirect effects.
distinguish between short-term effects and long-term effects.