The Netherlands in World War II
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Like other European countries, the Netherlands experienced the impact of the global recession after the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The Dutch Prime Minister, Hendrik Colijn, avoided devaluation of the Dutch guilder, which caused poverty and unemployment. Largely due to these circumstances, the fascist NSB emerged and the Defense department’s budget was cut short.
The defense budget was not increased until Nazi Germany remilitarized the Rhineland in 1936. The budget was further increased in 1938...
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