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During the 1930s, Belgium was still recovering from the destruction of World War I.Economically, Belgium was experiencing high unemployment in the aftermath of the Great Depression of 1929, and by 1932 unemployment stood at 23.5 percent [3] though under the "New Deal-style" Plan de Man [4] this had been reduced to around 15 percent by 1937.
The Belgian parliament long refused to take over the colony, which was considered a financial burden. In 1908, the Belgian parliament responded to the international pressure, annexing the Free State. After World War II, Belgium was criticized by the United Nations for making no progress on the political front. Despite propaganda campaigns ...
The Welsh Guards advanced from Douai on 3 September crossing into Belgium with minimal resistance until they met some at Halle, but they pressed on that day to Brussels. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] The British Second Army captured Antwerp , the port city on the river Scheldt in northern Belgium, close to the Netherlands , on 4 September.
After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945, Belgium planned to annex parts of the territory along the Belgian–German border. In addition to monetary compensations and the lending of labour forces, this was considered a way of reparations. In mid-April 1949, Belgium surprisingly waived any interest in most of the previously ...
Liberation of Belgium completed. 8 May: End of World War II in Europe. 1946: 17 February: Belgian general election, 1946: 12 April: Flemish nationalist leader August Borms executed by firing squad as a collaborator 1947: 8 September: Victor Horta dies. 1948: 1 January: Customs Convention between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg comes ...
With the capture of this municipality by the American 30th Infantry Division, the allies had reached the Belgium–Netherlands border and crossed into the Netherlands. Hence, neighbouring Mesch became the first Dutch village to be liberated on 12 September.
After World War II, the colonial state became more active in the economic and social development of the Belgian Congo. An ambitious ten-year plan was launched by the Belgian government in 1949. It put emphasis on house building, energy supply, rural development and health-care infrastructure. The ten-year plan ushered in a decade of strong ...
Examples of mimeograph machines used by the Belgian resistance to produce illegal newspapers and publications. Among the first members of the Belgian resistance were former soldiers, and in particular officers, who, on their return from prisoner of war camps, wished to continue the fight against the Germans out of patriotism. [11]