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How was the life in 1940s in Amsterdam?

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It was bad because of the poverty and the war. There was a winter called the 'hunger winter' because many people didn't have food and starved. It was so cold that it was impossible for farmers to harvest. Since they just didn't have food they often ate bulbs.

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