Did the country's parliamentary democracy last until WWII?
Well, I mainly want to know what type of government they had during WWII.
2007-05-27 05:28:28 · 2 answers · asked by gek_meisje05 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Yes, The Netherlands had a parliamentary democracy until WWII. During that war they were occupied by the Nazis, so had no government as such, but did as they were told.
2007-05-27 05:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, it is more or less is a federal parliamentary constitutional kingdom.
The government in exile (the queen and some cabinets fled to London) had no parliamentary control, so it factually was a kingdom at the time.
The german government of the Netherlands kept the existing structures in place. The highest officials (civil servants) became more or less ministers. Above them, there were 5 german Generalkommissare.
It basically became an olichargy....no real parliamentary control, no elections.
2007-05-27 06:10:17 · answer #2 · answered by dirk_vermaelen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋