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What was the Sonderbund, against which the Sonderbund War (Sonderbundskrieg) was fought in 1847?
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Was war der Sonderbund, gegen den 1847 der Sonderbundskrieg geführt wurde?
- aAn alliance of the cantons of western Switzerland with the King of FranceEin Bündnis der Westschweizer Kantone mit dem König von Frankreich
- bAn alliance of the Reformed cities against the German emperorEin Bündnis der reformierten Städte gegen den deutschen Kaiser
- cA group of workers preparing a general strikeEine Gruppe von Arbeitern, die einen Generalstreik vorbereitete
- dAn alliance of seven Catholic-conservative cantonsEin Bündnis von sieben katholisch-konservativen KantonenCorrect answer
Why?
Seven Catholic-conservative cantons joined together in the Sonderbund (literally “separate alliance”) because they rejected a stronger federation. The troops of the Diet (Tagsatzung) under General Dufour defeated them within a few weeks in November 1847.
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