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| 1919 |
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| The government responded to worker discontent by focusing on social insurance: the Disability Insurance Act of 1913 was finally implemented and a voluntary old age pension scheme was established with substantial government financing. | 1 |
| The Supreme Labor Council was established as a consultative body comprising workers and employers. | 2 |
| The Labor Act of 1919 shortened the workday to eight hours. | 3 |
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| 1920 |
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| All initiatives in social legislation were halted as the Netherlands entered a depression. The government responded by reducing expenditures, including civil servants' salaries. Rapid recovery began in 1925. | 4 |
| Women's suffrage was instituted. | 5 |
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| Jan. 23 |
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| The Dutch government refused the Allied demand for the surrender of the former German emperor, William. He lived in retirement first at Amerongen, then at Doorn. | 6 |
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