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A new constitution was issued establishing Switzerland as a federal state with a bicameral Federal Assembly. 1874: 19 April: The constitution was revised to establish free public education and the optional referendum, and to make it easier for Swiss citizens to move between cantons. [9] 1877: 19 June: The Aare flooded, causing significant ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Help. Switzerland portal; History portal; Pages in category "Swiss history timelines" The following 5 pages are in this ...
This is a timeline of German history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Germany and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Germany. See also the list of German monarchs and list of chancellors of Germany and the list of years in Germany
Between the Alps and a Hard Place: Switzerland in World War II and the Rewriting of History (2000) excerpt and text search; Dawson, William Harbutt. Social Switzerland: Studies of Present-day Social Movements and Legislation (1897) 302 pp; with focus on social and economic history, poverty, labour online; Fahrni, Dieter. An Outline History of ...
A historians' "committee for a new history of Switzerland", avowedly following the new "total history" approach, published its three-volume Nouvelle histoire de la Suisse et des Suisses in 1982/83; a condensed one-volume edition (Geschichte der Schweiz und der Schweizer, last reprinted 2006) is currently the standard university textbook of ...
Map of Switzerland and Swiss cantons. The history of Switzerland since 1914 encompasses the final phase of the formation of the Confederation of 22 cantons, commencing with the aftermath of World War I and culminating in the establishment of the canton of Jura. This period also marks the subsequent trajectory of the country's history. [1]
Switzerland was concerned that Germany would cease the supply of the coal it required if it blocked coal shipments to Italy while the Allies, despite some plans to do so, took no action as they wanted to maintain good relations with Switzerland. [50] Between 1939 and 1945 Germany exported 10,267,000 tons of coal to Switzerland.
Diplomatic relations between Germany and Switzerland are Switzerland's closest. There are over 200 agreements between Switzerland and Germany; and between Switzerland and the European Union (EU), of which Germany is a member. [1] Switzerland is also part of the EU's Schengen Area which abolishes international borders between Schengen states.