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  The *capital* of The Netherlands is *#*.                                                                                                                        Amsterdam                                              Rotterdam                                              Utrecht                                                Eindhoven                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           	  The *Netherlands # in WWI*, although the *[ created serious problems* since the country depended on trade.                                                      remained neutral                                       fought Germany                                         sent troops to France                                  invaded Norway                                         Allied sea blockade                                    French resistance                                      German wolf packs                                      Swiss banks                                             
  The *Netherlands has* an *unpredictable # climate*; it snows only occasionally.                                                                                 maritime temperate                                     tropical                                               maritime subarctic                                     moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  *The Netherlands is highly urbanized, and most Dutch people live #. [ is The Netherlands' largest city.*                                                        in cities                                              in Amsterdam                                           on small farms                                         with relatives in France                               Amsterdam                                              Rotterdam                                              Haarlem                                                Valkenswaard                                              *Schiedam was* formerly the *greatest # city in Europe*.                                                                                                        gin-producing                                          beer-making                                            cigar-rolling                                          wine-producing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      	  *#, [*, is *buried in New Church in Delft*.                                                                                                                     William the Silent                                     William the Conqueror                                  Ethelred the Unready                                   Richard the Lionhearted                                founder of The Netherlands                             destroyer of the Netherlands                           builder of the dikes                                   discoverer of Europe                                    
  The *Netherlands* is a small country (*# than most American states) and can be crossed by car in a couple of [*.                                                smaller                                                warmer                                                 bigger                                                 with a higher altitude                                 hours                                                  days                                                   minutes                                                weeks                                                   
  Both the *inland and coastal areas of The Netherlands are #* with the highest elevation being just over 1000 feet.                                              low lying                                              underwater most of the year                            protected by dikes                                     uninhabitable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         *After WWII The Netherlands first joined #, an economic union with Belgium and Luxembourg, and went on to join the [*.                                          Benelux                                                the Small Nations League                               Fromage et Fleur                                       NATO                                                   Common Market                                          European Chamber of Commerce                           Unified States                                         Free French                                             	  In *WWII The Netherlands #*, but were *[ by Germany*.  The occupation was long and harsh.                                                                       declared themselves neutral                            seceded from the European Economic Community           sent troops and equipment to Belgium                   paid the British to protect them                       invaded and occupied                                   protected                                              granted independence                                   surrounded                                              
  All of *western Holland is #*.                                                                                                                                  below sea level                                        mountainous                                            under water                                            desert                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  *Both the # (land reclaimed from the sea) and other Dutch agricultural lands have [, making farming important in Holland*.                                      polderlands                                            Freislanders                                           Gondwanaland                                           low lands                                              rich soil                                              plenty of water                                        few rocks                                              special crops                                             *Political allegiance in The Netherlands* was *traditionally based in part on religion*, with *# supporting different parties*.                                 Catholics and Protestants                              Christians and Jews                                    Atheists and Fundamentalists                           Puritans and Mennonites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	  Finally *# at the end of WWII,* The *Netherlands faced* enormous *problems in [*.                                                                               liberated by the allies                                overthrowing the Germans                               conquered by the Soviets                               partitioned by the allies                              rebuilding their country and their economy             maintaining their borders                              absorbing immigrants from East Germany                 finding new markets for tulips                          
  *During* the last *#*, a great *glacier shaped* much of *Holland into [*.                                                                                       Ice Age                                                century                                                decade                                                 world war                                              flat land                                              hilly country                                          a desert                                               a mountain peak                                         
  Despite the fact that *The Netherlands have almost no natural resources*, they have *built important # and [ industries*.                                       mechanical                                             chemical                                               computer                                               agricultural                                           electrical                                             textile                                                computer                                               chemical                                                  Long *divided internally over religion*--the *north being # and the south [*--in recent years *these differences have grown less intense*.                      Protestant                                             Jewish                                                 Calvinist                                              Athiest                                                Catholic                                               Muslim                                                 Baptist                                                Athiest                                                 	  *After WWII The Netherlands gave up their colonies in the #*, although large Dutch investments were lost in the process.                                        East Indies                                            South America                                          Pacific                                                West Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  The *Dutch were pioneers of #,* and *their history* is a *continuous battle with [*.                                                                            dike building and drainage canals                      building codes                                         modern architecture                                    hydro-electric plants                                  the sea                                                government red tape                                    unions                                                 construction workers                                    
  Because the *# passes through The Netherlands to the North Sea, The Netherlands controls access to the [*.                                                      Rhine River                                            Seine                                                  Volga                                                  Danube                                                 industrial regions of Europe                           Swiss Alps                                             wine growing regions                                   north of France                                           The *Netherlands, also known *unofficially *as #,* has been an *independent, largely peaceful kingdom since 1533*.                                              Holland                                                Belgium                                                The Antilles                                           Grand Fenwick                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       	  Recently, the *# and the [* have drawn *closer*, and today's Dutch Catholic church is Europe's most liberal.                                                    Dutch Reformed Church                                  Lutheran Church                                        Anglican Church                                        Dutch Quakers                                          Roman Catholic church                                  Protestant Church                                      Eastern Orthodox church                                Jews                                                    
  The *Netherlands is a #* that has *waged* a long *struggle to push back the sea to enlarge its land area*.                                                      small coastal country                                  large mountainous country                              colony of the British empire                           frozen wasteland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  The *Netherlands' crude oil reserves are small, but* their *#* is estimated to be *one of the largest in the world*.                                            natural gas reserve                                    nuclear power system                                   synthetic fuel production                              offshore drilling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The *Netherlands is a kingdom; # abdicated in 1980 in favor of her daughter, who is now [*.                                                                     Queen Juliana                                          Queen Victoria                                         Queen Mary                                             Queen Alexandria                                       Queen Beatrix                                          Queen Elizabeth                                        Queen Margaret                                         Queen Evelyn                                            
  *More than half of The Netherlands lies #,* and *to protect its land areas*, the Dutch *government* has *constructed a huge [*.                                 below sea level                                        above the arctic circle                                in a deep valley                                       on the side of a mountain                              dike system                                            series of canals                                       pumping station                                        underwater city                                           *Three of the world's largest industrial firms-- #, Unilever and Royal Dutch Shell- are based in The Netherlands*.                                              Philips                                                Sony                                                   Arm & Hammer                                           U.S. Steel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  Some *land* in The Netherlands *has been reclaimed from the sea by building dikes and pumping water from behind the dikes, thus making #*.                      farmland                                               fish hatcheries                                        salt marshes                                           small ponds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Dutch port of *#* is *one of* the world's *busiest ports*, and reflects The Netherlands' economic dependence on foreign trade.                              Rotterdam                                              Amsterdam                                              The Hague                                              Tilburg                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  *Land* in The Netherlands that has been *reclaimed from the sea* is *called #; * the *greatest area of this land is in an area called [.*                       polders                                                swamps                                                 aebelskevers                                           shelde                                                 Zuider Zee                                             Tilberg                                                Den Hagstrom                                           Polderskevers                                             *Although #* were *recently discovered in The Netherlands, they* still must *import most of their oil*.                                                         crude oil and natural gas                              iron and copper                                        coal and peat                                          silver and gold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  The *Dutch* have *built on* their natural *advantage of good harbors by building canals to link # and Amsterdam with the [*.                                    Rotterdam                                              Tilberg                                                Deventer                                               Groningen                                              North Sea                                              Baltic                                                 Atlantic                                               English channel                                         
  There are about *14 million people # in the Netherlands*.                                                                                                       living                                                 going to school                                        working                                                having babies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  *# is 15,770 square miles in area*.                                                                                                                             The Netherlands                                        Amsterdam                                              The North Sea                                          Den Haag                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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  There are *three royal # in The Hague*.                                                                                                                         palaces                                                swimming pools                                         families                                               languages                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  The *#* in The Hague *has* a *collection of modern art and rare [*.                                                                                             Gemeente Museum                                        Peach Palace                                           Tate Gallery                                           Museum of Science and Industry                         musical instruments                                    stuffed birds                                          rock formations                                        gems                                                   
   *The Hague* is *famous for* its unique *#;* five acres of meticulously crafted *reproductions of real structures done on a scale of [*.                         miniature city, Madurodam                              zoo                                                    gardens                                                sand castles                                           1:25                                                   2:1                                                    1:1000                                                 1:250                                                  
  The *Peace Palace in The Hague* was a *gift from American* millionaire philanthropist *#* and *now* is the site of the *[*.                                     Andrew Carnegie                                        Cornelius Vanderbuilt                                  Bill Gates                                             John D. Rockefeller                                    International Court of Justice                         International Food Court                               International Library                                  International Prison                                   
  The *#* in The Hague is a *medieval chamber with [ still intact*.                                                                                               Prison Gate Museum                                     Peach Palace                                           Tower of London                                        Palace Museum                                          torture rooms and instruments                          plates and silverware                                  torches and drawbridges                                catapults and portcullises                             
   *Everything* in the miniature city *Madurodam works, including the # and the [*.                                                                                2- mile railway network                                5-mile subway                                          mile-long monorail                                     underground coal mine                                  canal locks and harbor fire boats                      guillotine and catapult                                space station                                          rocket launch pad                                        *Leiden, where* the famous painter *#* was *born, is* a leading Dutch *[*.                                                                                      Rembrandt                                              Haydn                                                  Picasso                                                Homer Smith                                            university town                                        farm community                                         diamond mine                                           fashion center                                           *Leiden* is the *site of* the country's *#, established* in 1575 *in recognition of the town's heroic role in the [*.                                           first university                                       last dungeon                                           biggest castle                                         tallest building                                       revolt against Spain                                   Crusades                                               floods                                                 Russian revolution                                       The former *residence of #* was *at [ in Nijmegen*, where a 16-sided chapel still stands.                                                                       Charlemagne                                            Prince Charles                                         King James                                             King Charles                                           Falcon's Court                                         Robin's Wood                                           Bird's Nest                                            Cardinal's Roost                                       	  *Rotterdam,* the *largest #* in the world, was totally *rebuilt after [*, except for a few buildings.                                                           port                                                   city                                                   inland empire                                          ski resort                                             WWII                                                   a big fire                                             WWI                                                    the Korean War                                         	  *Rotterdam* was nearly totally *devastated by a #* in 1940.                                                                                                     Nazi air raid                                          big fire                                               hurricane                                              tidal wave                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         	  The *port of Delfshaven*, in Rotterdam, is *where America's # sailed on the first leg of their voyage to the [*.                                                founding Pilgrims                                      explorers                                              statesmen                                              religious leaders                                      New World in 1620                                      South Pacific                                          North Pole                                             Silk Road                                                 *Holland's greatest concentration of # is in Kinderdijk*, close to Rotterdam.                                                                                   windmills                                              people                                                 foreigners                                             tulips                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	  In 1953, *300 #* stretching from Rotterdam southward were *overwhelmed by the North Sea, resulting in the [ of 4.5% of the nation's total land area*.           miles of dikes                                         feet of dams                                           bridges                                                miles of telephone poles                               flooding                                               loss                                                   erosion                                                burning                                                