Odds and Ends
He is the current Prime Minister of Sweden
Who is Ulf Kristersson?
This is why many believed that Sweden’s sympathies lay with Germany at the beginning of WWI
Why is because there had been so much animosity for so long between Russian and Sweden that they would have sided with Russia’s opponent?
When Sweden minded the Kogrundsrännan channel which closed it to all but Swedish ships, the Allied powers described Sweden like this
What is ‘neutral with reservations’?
A more socialist type of government started to take root in Sweden partly due to this Revolution happening in Russia which had to do with the poor people revolting
What was the Russian Bolshevik Revolution?
Even though Sweden had declared themselves ’neutral’ at the beginning of WWII, their status changed to ‘non-belligerent’ when they did this
What is when they helped the Finland against the Soviet Union?
This is the year that the last remaining governmental powers that the king and queen of Sweden have is removed by a new constitution
When is 1975?
A reason why many believed that Sweden sided with Germany at the beginning of WWI was because Swedish King Gustaf V’s wife was the granddaughter of this German Emperor
Who was Kaiser Wilhem II?
During the early years of WWI Sweden traded with these Powers
What was both the Allied and the Central Powers?
This Swedish Prime Minister began huge changes like a more liberal government—the Social Democrats —with many social benefits for its people
Who was Nils Edén?
When Germany used Sweden’s phone and telegraph wires, this is what Sweden did that helped the Allies
What was intercept the communication and share it with the Allies?
This is when Sweden ruled Norway
What is form 1814- 1905?
Before WWI began Sweden assured Germany that they would never side with this country against them
Who is Russia?
Though the United States was neutral during WWI until 1917, they sold and lent armor to only this group
Who were the Allied Powers?
Because Sweden believed so much in the League of Nations (precursor to NATO), in 1925 they reduced this in their country
What is their military?
This Swedish company built a machine used to decode messages intercepted from Germany
What is Sony-Ericsson?
This is the year that Sweden joined the European Union
What is 1995?
This is why some of the Swedish were Social Democrats were on the side of Germany when WWI started
Why is because Germany had a well developed social security system and great scientific and industrial achievements?
This is why the Allied Powers blockaded Sweden once the United States entered the War
Why was because Sweden was also supplying Germany with necessary items?
The Social Democratic movement in Sweden in the 1920s placed great importance in this because they felt it would combat class differences
What is an educational system?
This is why the Allies criticized Sweden after WWII
Why is because they allowed German soldiers to be transported using Swedish trains through Sweden and also supplied them with iron ore—Two things that allowed the Axis Powers to cause death to innocent people?
In this Treaty signed in 1814 by Denmark, Sweden, and Great Britain, Denmark gave Norway to Sweden
What was the Treaty of Kiel?
During WWI Germany asked Sweden to do this to the Oresund Strait
Because of the Blockade imposed to Sweden by the Allied Powers, this began to happen in Sweden
What was that the people were nearly starving?
The Swedish Model or Welfare State was introduced in Sweden in this year
What is 1932?
After the war in 1946, Sweden joined this organization
What is UN?