Throughout World War II, the Netherlands was a place of oppression and famine as over 200,000 Dutch were killed. German rule over Holland began in 1940 and ended in 1945. Some of the major events of this period were the exile of the Dutch royal family, the Hunger Winter, the Bombing of Rotterdam, Operation Market Garden and the Dutch resistance. At the time the Netherlands was attacked on May 10, 1940, the Dutch people were not ready for the Nazi occupation. For the Netherlands, the activities of the Nazis were inconceivable, due to their neutral position since before World War I. Responses to the orders of the occupying power were mixed and the Dutch were not united in their action. While the majority of the Dutch population organized resistance movements that helped drive Jews underground, others aided the Allies, while still others actively thwarted the Nazis. In many areas, such as the economy and the underground movement, the Dutch actively resisted the occupying power. However, there were members of the Dutch population who, of their own accord,...