Title: Netherlands History and Timeline Overview
Headings: The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Timeline and History Overview

Content: The Netherlands once again tries to remain neutral. 1940 - Germany invades and occupies the Netherlands. 1941 - Jewish people are rounded up and sent to concentration camps by Nazi police. 1944 - Anne Frank is caught by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. Concentration Camp Prisoners
1945 - World War II comes to an end. The Netherlands joins the United Nations. 1948 - The International Court of Justice is established at The Hague. 1949 - The Netherlands joins NATO, no longer keeping its policy of neutrality. 1953 - The North Sea Flood kills over 1,800 people. The government starts construction on the Delta Works, a series of dams and levees, to prevent future flooding.