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• 6 The Netherlands after 1945

• 6.1 A prosperous country

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• Why was the recovery of the economy succesfull

  Because of the Marshall plan, the low wages and the Netherlands could benefit from the Wirschaftswunder

• Why did the Netherlands switch from coal to natural gas in 1959

  Because there was an enormous natural gas field discovered in Groningen

• The General Old Age Pensions Act of 1957

  It gave every Dutch person the right to state pension from the age of 65

• General Social Assistance Act of 1965

  It ensured a secure incorme for everyone who had too little money from the state

• What did the government do after the economic crisis in the 1970s

  They cut back on social benefits, but they still ensured that everyone can live a decent life

• 4 large groups of pillars

  Catholics, Protestants, social democrats and liberals

• Why did people from different pillars barely had contact with each other

  They had different newspapers, radio stations, trade unions and other societies. Catholics and Protestants even had their own schools

• Why did the social democratic pillar shrink

  The decline of factory work meant there were fewer factory workers

• 6.2 Immigration

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• What happened to some groups during the war of independence

  They were accused of collaborating with the netherlands and they didn't felt safe in indonesia

• Why did the indonesian think the moloccans were on the wrong side

  Moloccan men fought in the dutch colonial army