everything you need to know about the Netherlands.

1. The Netherlands Dr. Connor Griess Sir Scott Harrington Tenth Grade

6. History of The Netherlands Make a timeline of the important historical events of your country or province. Dutch Republic Batavian Republic Kingdom of Holland Part of French Empire Kingdom of Netherlands Industrialization WW II After the War 1581-1795 1795-1806 1806-1810 1810-1813 1815-present 6th Date 1941-1945 1945-present The man who ruled the Netherlands at this time never spoke a word First time Netherlands was a unitary state Napoleon gave his brother the land as a gift Later Napoleon decided he didn’t like his brother so he took back the land Was once again a unitary state and was free of a king run system Slow to industrialize because of dependence on water and wind power Estimated 100,000 Jews killed in the Netherlands Started gaining ties to neighboring countries BENELUX