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Quiz about Dutch History V  Modern Age
Quiz about Dutch History V  Modern Age

Dutch History: V - Modern Age Trivia Quiz


This is my final quiz about Dutch history.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dcape5. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
Dcape5
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
349,608
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
14 / 25
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267
Last 3 plays: Guest 95 (15/25), Guest 37 (9/25), Guest 104 (14/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. After 15 years as a French vassal and 3 years as a French province the Netherlands were liberated in 1813. Who liberated the Netherlands? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Who was crowned King of the United Netherlands in 1815? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. In order to provide protection against France, the Netherlands were granted the lands of Belgium and Luxembourg as a buffer zone.


Question 4 of 25
4. William I got the nickname 'De Koopman-Koning' (The Merchant King). He effectively invested money and capital in Holland, restoring it as an economic power. Where did William I got this capital from? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. In 1830 revolution swept through Europe. The Europeans demanded democracy. In the Dutch capital of Brussels people started revolting and this soon spread across Belgium. William I unleashed the Dutch Army on Antwerp, starting a civil war. Which of these was NOT a cause for the Belgian Revolution? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. After the loss of Belgium all the industrial progress was lost and the Netherlands was virtually sent back to 1750s.


Question 7 of 25
7. 1848 was another year of revolution. Once again revolution swept through Europe. After revolutions in Italy, Hungary, France and many of the German states, there was unrest in The Hague and William II feared a revolution. He ordered the granting of a constitution. Who created the Constitution of the Netherlands? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. William III was crowned king in 1849. He was as much a nationalist as a madman, trying many political tricks to regain power. His first opportunity came in 1853, when the 'Aprilbeweging' ('April Movement') fought against the rising Vatican influence. Which side did the king choose? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. The king didn't know where to stop. In 1866 the king named Pieter Mijer to governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. However Mijer was already Secretary of the Colonies, the king was just trying to annoy the parliament once again. What was the reaction of the parliament? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. In 1867 William III so desperate about his decreasing power almost started a war with which country?

Answer: (One Word - Hint: Otto von Bismarck)
Question 11 of 25
11. William III remained popular with the Dutch people.


Question 12 of 25
12. Why did Luxembourg became independent? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. In 1902 the Dutch lost their last influence in Africa when which nation took control of the last independent Dutch-speaking lands in Africa? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. What side was the Netherlands on in the First World War? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. In 1914 the German army invaded Belgium and many Belgian refugees fled to the Netherlands. How did the Belgians contribute to the Dutch society? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. The Dutch didn't fight any war at all between 1914 and 1918.


Question 17 of 25
17. In 1917 the Dutch wanted to expand. Many Dutch citizens signed a petition to Queen Wilhelmina, asking her to enter the war. Which nation did they want to 'help' by entering the war. Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. In November 1918, inspired by the Communist revolutions in Russia and Germany, the socialist leader thought that the Netherlands were ripe for revolution. After an hour long speech he tried to disband the Dutch parliament. In one city there was fighting. Which city? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. The late 1920s saw the rise of Fascism in Netherlands. Who was the Fascist leader in the Netherlands? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. The NSB lost almost all their votes in the 1930s due to which action or development? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. On 10 May 1940 the Dutch were awakened by the sound of airplanes. They thought the luftwaffe was going to blitz Britain. Many Dutch people were astonished when the Germans parachuted into Rotterdam. How long did the Dutch resist the Germans? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. There were already concentration camps in the Netherlands before the Germans invaded. Which camp was already active in 1939? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. On 7 December 1941 Japan attacked the USA, UK, Netherlands and Australia. These nations organized themselves in the ABDA. The Dutch put up a good fight against the Japanese. However the fall of Singapore, the losses of the American Navy at Pearl Harbor, bad communication and the overwhelming power of the Japanese Zero caused defeat. When did the KNIL surrender? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. After Operation Market Garden in 1944 the Netherlands were half liberated and half occupied. The Netherlands were ruled by the Führer of the Netherlands Anton Mussert. However which person held the most power in the Netherlands? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. In 1945 Indonesia declared independence. This wasn't welcome news in the Netherlands and the Dutch started the 'politionele acties'. Which army was superior in Indonesia? Hint



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1. After 15 years as a French vassal and 3 years as a French province the Netherlands were liberated in 1813. Who liberated the Netherlands?

Answer: Royal Navy and the Russian Expeditionary Force

After the failed campaigns in Russia and Germany, Napoleon and the French had retreated to Belgium and France. The Netherlands were abandoned by the French and the advancing Russian Army easily entered the Netherlands from the east and proclaimed themselves liberators, while the Royal Navy reconquered the Dutch city of Scheveningen and established a beachhead for the returning Stadtholder.

The other armies were all fightning in France and Spain.
2. Who was crowned King of the United Netherlands in 1815?

Answer: William VI of Orange-Nassau

In 1815 Stadtholder William VI of Orange-Nassau was crowned King William I of the United Netherlands. William V was the father of the king and William IV his grandfather. Wilhelmina was queen of the Netherlands during the first half of the 20th century.
3. In order to provide protection against France, the Netherlands were granted the lands of Belgium and Luxembourg as a buffer zone.

Answer: True

At the Congress of Vienna the victors thought that the Netherlands should be large and strong enough to be able to protect itself from French conquest. The Netherlands hasn't fought another war with France since then.
4. William I got the nickname 'De Koopman-Koning' (The Merchant King). He effectively invested money and capital in Holland, restoring it as an economic power. Where did William I got this capital from?

Answer: Belgium

To counter the British industrial revolution, Napoleon started the industrial revolution on the European continent. Wallonia (Belgium) served as the industrial heartland for the French Empire and later for the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
5. In 1830 revolution swept through Europe. The Europeans demanded democracy. In the Dutch capital of Brussels people started revolting and this soon spread across Belgium. William I unleashed the Dutch Army on Antwerp, starting a civil war. Which of these was NOT a cause for the Belgian Revolution?

Answer: Influence from Britain

During the reign of William I the Belgians felt discriminated, because their resources were drained by Holland. The Dutch and Belgians had an equal number of representatives, but the Belgians wanted more representatives because they had 4 million citizens more than the Dutch. Dutch became the official language and thanks to the opera "la muette de Portici", Belgian anger reached boiling point.

They started revolting and demanded more rights and a superior position; as a reaction the Dutch army was sent to Antwerp.

After two weeks the newly crowned King Louis Philippe I of France threatened to declare war and the Belgians declared independence. William I pulled the army back and surrendered Belgium.
6. After the loss of Belgium all the industrial progress was lost and the Netherlands was virtually sent back to 1750s.

Answer: True

The Netherlands started to industrialize again in 1850 and was among the last countries in Europe to industrialize.
7. 1848 was another year of revolution. Once again revolution swept through Europe. After revolutions in Italy, Hungary, France and many of the German states, there was unrest in The Hague and William II feared a revolution. He ordered the granting of a constitution. Who created the Constitution of the Netherlands?

Answer: Johan Rudolph Thorbecke

All of them were Prime Ministers of the Netherlands at some stage, but Thorbecke made the constitution. The fear of William II was uncalled for. The citizens in the Netherlands didn't really care much for democracy at that time. William II and his son William III tried to regain their power unsuccessfully. However, the Netherlands became democratic.
8. William III was crowned king in 1849. He was as much a nationalist as a madman, trying many political tricks to regain power. His first opportunity came in 1853, when the 'Aprilbeweging' ('April Movement') fought against the rising Vatican influence. Which side did the king choose?

Answer: Protestant

After the constitution of 1848 the Church and State were separated and religious freedom was granted. The Roman Catholics, under influence of the Pope, took the opportunity to reinstate the dioceses. The Protestants started the Aprilbeweging as a protest.

While the Dutch government and Prime Minister Thorbecke stayed neutral, the Protestant king took the side of the Protestants. The embarrassed cabinet resigned. However, the actions of the king only further limited of his power. The king could no longer do (or say) as he wished.
9. The king didn't know where to stop. In 1866 the king named Pieter Mijer to governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. However Mijer was already Secretary of the Colonies, the king was just trying to annoy the parliament once again. What was the reaction of the parliament?

Answer: The king was stripped of his personal functions

William III once again lost more power. He could no longer give titles and all his personal public acts were to be approved by the Prime Minister.
10. In 1867 William III so desperate about his decreasing power almost started a war with which country?

Answer: Prussia

1867 saw the Luxembourg Crisis. Luxembourg was a personal possession of the Prince of Orange-Nassau as well as part of the North German Confederation. Both France and Prussia wanted territorial expansion, so Emperor Napoleon III offered 5 million guilders for Luxembourg and William III accepted the offer. Bismarck however saw Luxembourg as part of the German realm and didn't want the French to enter 'Germany'. Bismarck warned the Dutch government that a the king's action would be seen as a 'casus belli'.

This sparked once again enormous tumult in Dutch politics.
11. William III remained popular with the Dutch people.

Answer: False

The old William III became increasingly mad. He punished his servants without any good reason or he made his servants behave badly so he could punish them, just for fun. He refused to greet foreign diplomats. He gave his own mayor the death penalty and he tortured a soldier who didn't greet him while the king himself was incognito.

He also called the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam a monastery. All these acts and many more irritated people and sometimes caused fear among the Dutch populace.
12. Why did Luxembourg became independent?

Answer: They refused to accept a women as head of state

Wilhelmina became queen of the Netherlands at the age of 11 in 1890. Luxembourg refused to accept the queen because she was a woman.
13. In 1902 the Dutch lost their last influence in Africa when which nation took control of the last independent Dutch-speaking lands in Africa?

Answer: Britain

Britain conquered the last Dutch speaking lands in Africa during the Boer Wars. The Boer republics saw themselves as Dutch and as a Dutch protectorate. They thought that if the British invaded, they would get support from the Netherlands. They were wrong.
14. What side was the Netherlands on in the First World War?

Answer: Neutral

The Netherlands remained neutral in the World War mainly because of the excellent governing of Prime Minister Cort van der Linden.
15. In 1914 the German army invaded Belgium and many Belgian refugees fled to the Netherlands. How did the Belgians contribute to the Dutch society?

Answer: They did not

Most Belgians did nothing in Dutch society because they thought they would return home soon. Also many Dutch were still angered by the Belgians and saw them as traitors. The Belgians lived in disgusting conditions in refugee camps; they were dirty and sick, and this only annoyed the Dutch people more.
16. The Dutch didn't fight any war at all between 1914 and 1918.

Answer: False

The Dutch traded resources like iron and oil to the British, Germans, French and Belgians. This greatly filled the Dutch treasury, and with the newly acquired money the Dutch expanded the KNIL (Koninklijk Nederlands Indish Leger/Royal Netherlands East Indies Army).

The KNIL invaded the Sultanate of Aceh, the last independent country in Indonesia. At that time the KNIL was regarded as the strongest and most advanced army in the East Indies.
17. In 1917 the Dutch wanted to expand. Many Dutch citizens signed a petition to Queen Wilhelmina, asking her to enter the war. Which nation did they want to 'help' by entering the war.

Answer: Germany

Many Dutch people wanted to enter the war at the side of Germany. They wanted to retake Belgium and Luxembourg and they could maybe even take control of the cities of Dunkirk and Reims. The Queen and the Prime Minister didn't want to go to war, and they were right. A few weeks later the American armies broke through the German lines.
18. In November 1918, inspired by the Communist revolutions in Russia and Germany, the socialist leader thought that the Netherlands were ripe for revolution. After an hour long speech he tried to disband the Dutch parliament. In one city there was fighting. Which city?

Answer: Rotterdam

After the socialist Troelstra called the revolution, many civilians of Rotterdam started to organize themselves in militias. This was a strange phenomena, because Rotterdam is regarded as a socialist bastion. The citizens asked for help from Queen Wilhelmina and seized factories, docks and the main streets.

The day after, Troelstra said that he never called for a revolution, after all he never said the word 'revolution' in his speech. The socialist party was forbidden to take part in the Dutch cabinet till 1946.
19. The late 1920s saw the rise of Fascism in Netherlands. Who was the Fascist leader in the Netherlands?

Answer: Anton Mussert

Anton Mussert (aka the 'Great Leader') was the leader of the fascist party NSB or 'Nationaal Socialistische Beweging' ('National Socialist Movement'). Despite the name the NSB wasn't a Nazi party, they didn't really hate the Jews and they took Mussolini as their great example. The NSB never got much support because Prime Minister Colijn was a great leader in the eyes of the Dutch.
Troelstra was the leader of the socialist party. Ruijs de Beerenbrouck was Prime Minister before Colijn.
20. The NSB lost almost all their votes in the 1930s due to which action or development?

Answer: Hitler became Führer of Germany

The Dutch were outraged by the fact that Hitler seized power in Germany and they certainly didn't want a madman in power. During the Great Depression the Fascists gained almost 20 percent of the votes but they lost almost all their votes when Hitler took power. The invasions of Poland and Ethiopia also disgusted the Dutch. Mussert never staged an coup d'etat.
21. On 10 May 1940 the Dutch were awakened by the sound of airplanes. They thought the luftwaffe was going to blitz Britain. Many Dutch people were astonished when the Germans parachuted into Rotterdam. How long did the Dutch resist the Germans?

Answer: 4 days

The Dutch surrendered after 4 days. Despite Hitler's ambitions, the Dutch Army put up a good fight against the Wehrmacht. The German advance in the east stopped after a few hours and the paratroopers in Rotterdam were stranded because the civilians blew up the bridges.

Hermann Göring was frustrated and demanded surrender and threatend to destroy Rotterdam. The Dutch High Command didn't forget Warsaw and they surrendered. However, due a radio communication failure, the message to call off the attack didn't came through.

A few minutes later Rotterdam was set ablaze. The Rotterdam Blitz killed over 30,000 people. The Germans said it was the fault of the Dutch, because they hadn't evacuated the city.
22. There were already concentration camps in the Netherlands before the Germans invaded. Which camp was already active in 1939?

Answer: Westerbork

The Dutch were very early with the concept of concentration camps. In the 18th century the VOC built camps to support their apartheid regime. In 1920 the Dutch opened the first modern concentration camps in the East Indies. Political prisoners and Indonesian nationalist were imprisoned and 'reeducated'.

The Dutch opened the concentration camp at Westerbork in 1939, because the Netherlands refused to take any refugees from the war. Ironically the camp was financed by wealthy Dutch Jews and Jews of German origin. During the German occupation the camp was mainly used as an concentration camp. Vught and Herzogenbusch are the same and were opened in 1943. Amesfoort was mainly used as a prison and was opened in 1941.

When the Nazis took control they were delighted to see this kind of organization.

The Dutch bureaucracy was admired by senior German officials like Himmler and Goebbels. The Dutch opinion of the Germans was in many cases ambiguous. Some Dutchmen didn't really had a grudge against the Germans ...

After all, Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in the Netherlands and many Dutch saw him as 'their' emperor. Most Dutch felt betrayed by their government and their queen. People didn't mind being governed by the 'friendly' Germans. However, when the Germans tried to deport the Jews from Amsterdam the Dutch began to strike: it was the only pro-Jewish protest in the war. The SS and NSB weren't happy with this and opened fire on the crowd. When the Dutch children had to learn German on schools, people started to hate the Germans even more.
23. On 7 December 1941 Japan attacked the USA, UK, Netherlands and Australia. These nations organized themselves in the ABDA. The Dutch put up a good fight against the Japanese. However the fall of Singapore, the losses of the American Navy at Pearl Harbor, bad communication and the overwhelming power of the Japanese Zero caused defeat. When did the KNIL surrender?

Answer: March 1942

On 6 March 1942 the KNIL surrendered. The Japanese and the Indonesians under command of Sukarno installed concentration camps in Indonesia for captured ABDA soldiers and Dutch civilians. The last camps were liberated in November 1945, after the Japanese surrender, when the British and Dutch armies reconquered Indonesia and Malaysia.
24. After Operation Market Garden in 1944 the Netherlands were half liberated and half occupied. The Netherlands were ruled by the Führer of the Netherlands Anton Mussert. However which person held the most power in the Netherlands?

Answer: Arthur Seyss-Inquart

Although Mussert was named 'Fuhrer' by Hitler real power was held by the SS-officer Seyss-Inquart. After the Battle of Arnhem the Northern Netherlands remained occupied until 10 May 1945. After the attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Netherlands regained control of the East Indies.
25. In 1945 Indonesia declared independence. This wasn't welcome news in the Netherlands and the Dutch started the 'politionele acties'. Which army was superior in Indonesia?

Answer: The Dutch Army

The Dutch, despite of the recent war in their homeland, raised a formidable army complete with airplanes, battleships, submarines and tank divisions - all within a few weeks. The Indonesians were overwhelmed by the Dutch army and their Papua and Malaccan allies.

The Dutch army was plagued by desertion and vengeance. Some soldiers, tired of war, deserted or even joined the Indonesians, while many other soldiers enraged by Nazi occupation, Indonesian arrogance, indoctrination with ideas of Aryan superiority and discrimination unleashed their vengeance on Java, Sumatra and Borneo. Only when the United States threatened to stop the Marshall Aid did the Dutch surrendered Indonesia. Strangely the Americans supported the French, who did similar acts in Indochina.

The Dutch lost Suriname in 1975. The islands of Aruba, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba and Curacao is all what is left of the once great Dutch Empire.
Source: Author Dcape5

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