Dutch Resistance Museum

June 1, 2011- Today I went to the Dutch Resistance Museum, or Verzetsmuseum, in Amsterdam.  I found this museum to be very interesting.  The museum talked about the Dutch underground resistance during World War II.  The museum began by first giving a description of life in the Netherlands during the 1930s before the war started.  This gave a nice background into life which preceded the war.  The museum showed what life was like in the Netherlands during the war also.  After the Germans invaded the Netherlands, an underground resistance group began.  This group started off small and slowly evolved into a legitimate nuisance for the Germans.  The museum showed a good representation of the society also in which everything took place.  The museum did not just focus on the resistance movement but also how the Germans treated the Dutch during the war.  For the most part, the Germans were very pleasant to the Dutch as they were trying to win the Dutch people over.  They did, however, instate blackouts during the night in order to make life more difficult for Allied planes flying above as they had no bearing without the guidance of lights from major cities.  The Germans also created a ban on radios in the homes of Dutch people and induced a lot of propaganda on the Dutch.  But the Dutch held true to their values and refused to join the German cause.  The museum gave a lot of information of life in the Netherlands but also the life in the Dutch East Indies.  This museum was full of interesting information and was presented in a very nice way.