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In May 1940 Germany conquered the Netherlands in five days. Five years of occupation followed: persecution, adaptation, collaboration and resistance, the Hunger Winter and finally liberation. Students locate key places on the map and explore the choices ordinary people faced.
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- Describe how Germany invaded and occupied the Netherlands in May 1940.
- Give examples of collaboration, adaptation and resistance during the occupation.
- Explain how the Netherlands was liberated in 1944-1945, and why the west suffered a Hunger Winter.