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What did the European great powers recognise in 1815 after the Congress of Vienna (Wiener Kongress)?
In the exam (German)
Was anerkannten die europäischen Grossmächte im Jahr 1815 nach dem Wiener Kongress?
- aThe permanent neutrality of SwitzerlandDie dauernde Neutralität der SchweizCorrect answer
- bThe Federal Constitution of SwitzerlandDie Bundesverfassung der Schweiz
- cThe right of Swiss women to voteDas Stimmrecht der Schweizer Frauen
- dSwitzerland joining FranceDen Beitritt der Schweiz zu Frankreich
Why?
After Napoleon's fall, the great powers reorganised Europe. With the Act of Paris of 20 November 1815, after the Congress of Vienna, they recognised Switzerland's perpetual neutrality and the inviolability of its territory.
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