How could such a small country construct one of the most advanced flood defences? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AveryThing Social Media Discord: https://discord.gg/JYCYPvqba6 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryScope/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScopeHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialhistoryscope/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/averythingchannel/ My music playlist while animating:    • My Music Playlist   Sources: General information: https://watersnoodmuseum.nl/ Construction of the Delta Works: https://geschiedenisvanzuidholland.nl/verhalen/de-aanleg-van-de-deltawerken http://www.deltawerken.com/Deltaworks/23.html https://www.water-technology.net/projects/delta-works-flood-netherlands/ http://www.deltawerken.com/De-Deltawerken/1548.html Hollandsche IJsselkering (Algerakering): https://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/water/waterbeheer/bescherming-tegen-het-water/waterkeringen/deltawerken/hollandsche-ijsselkering.aspx Rescue of dike by ship: https://nietbangvoorwater.info/zuid-holland-watersnood/ Footage of the floods and Dutch parliament: https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/26368 Dutch GDP in 2019 in US Dollars: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/02/weodata/weorept.aspx If you want to visit: https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/provinces/zeeland/delta-works.htm