Editing Anti-Americanism (section)

=====Netherlands=====
[[File:Anti kernwapendemonstratie in Den Haag ( 550 duizend deelnemers ) overzichten, Bestanddeelnr 253-8821.jpg|thumb|Protest against the deployment of Pershing II missiles, [[The Hague]], 1983]]
Although the Dutch have generally held a favorable attitude toward America, there were negative currents in the aftermath of World War II as the Dutch blamed American policy as the reason why their [[Dutch East Indies|colonies in Southeast Asia]] were able to gain [[independence]]. They credit their rescue from the Nazis in 1944–45 to the [[First Canadian Army|Canadian Army]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Teitler | first1 = G. | year = 1987 | title = Sea Power on the Decline: Anti-Americanism and the Royal Netherlands Navy, 1942–1952 | journal = European Contributions to American Studies | volume = 11 | pages = 72–84}}</ref> Postwar attitudes continued the perennial ambiguity of anti-Americanism: the love-hate relationship, or willingness to adopt American cultural patterns while at the same time voicing criticism of them.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Kroes | first1 = Rob | year = 1987 | title = The Great Satan Versus the Evil Empire: Anti-Americanism in the Netherlands | journal = European Contributions to American Studies | volume = 11 | pages = 37–50}}</ref> In the 1960s, anti-Americanism revived largely in reaction against the Vietnam War. Its major early advocates were non-party-affiliated, left-wing students, journalists, and intellectuals. Dutch public opinion polls (1975–83) indicate a stable attitude toward the United States; only 10% of the people were deeply anti-American.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Koch | first1 = Koen | year = 1987 | title = Anti-Americanism and the Dutch Peace Movement | journal = European Contributions to American Studies | volume = 11 | pages = 97–111}}</ref> The most strident rhetoric came from the left wing of Dutch politics and can largely be attributed to the consequences of Dutch participation in NATO.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = DeGraaf | first1 = Bob | year = 1987 | title = Bogey or Saviour? The Image of the United States in the Netherlands during the Interwar Period | journal = European Contributions to American Studies | volume = 11 | pages = 51–71}}</ref>