and try to prevent warfare.At the breakout of World War II in 1939, Norway once again proclaimed its neutrality. Even after becoming neutral again, the German army had attacked Norway on April 9, 1940. In return of the aid from Great Britain, and France, Norway began to supply these countries with ships, and building up Great Britain’s military.After the defeat of the allied troops over the Nazi’s many of their positions were taken place by Norwegian troops. In the post war stats, 10,262 Norwegians had lost their lives during the war or while in a concentration camp. This time of post war was called liberation. Norway had to rebuilt after a war which had affected all throughout Europe. Their goal was to finish this rebuilding project within five years. In the election in 1945 the Labor Party gained a majority vote, until the year 1961. The government had forced the paced of industry, and developments went even faster than expected.In the year 1949 in along with Denmark, Norway had joined NATO. Since the time of their joining with NATO, Norway had favored membership. For example, there were positions held by Norwegians in NATO. The social democratic party in Norway, had curbed into the influence of communism. This party would mainly see both to the political life and make organizations for trade. The Communist Party was defeated as they were voted down in 1949, which left them to no representatives. In the history of Norway there were two new ages arriving. One was the oil age. Oil was found in the North Sea, which allowed to bring them considerable oil, and the production of gas. The other was the petroleum age. This age didn’t do any good to Norway’s economy, as it had problems in international competition. This hurt the Norway’s economy immensely and once again unemployment became another problem.Another major issue was the joining Norway with the common market, otherwise known as EU. ...
