SwitzerlandSchweizer Geschichte 26 · Swiss history
Which experience gave Henry Dunant from Geneva the idea of founding the Red Cross?
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Welches Erlebnis brachte den Genfer Henry Dunant auf die Idee, das Rote Kreuz zu gründen?
- aIn 1847 he fought as a young soldier in the Sonderbund War and was seriously wounded.Er kämpfte 1847 als junger Soldat im Sonderbundskrieg und wurde dabei schwer verwundet.
- bIn 1859, after the Battle of Solferino in Italy, he saw thousands of wounded without help.Er sah 1859 nach der Schlacht von Solferino in Italien Tausende Verwundete ohne Hilfe.Correct answer
- cDuring a plague epidemic in Geneva, he cared for the sick in an old monastery.Er pflegte während einer Pestepidemie in Genf die Kranken in einem alten Kloster.
- dIn the First World War, he saw wounded soldiers arriving at the Swiss border.Er sah im Ersten Weltkrieg verwundete Soldaten, die an der Schweizer Grenze ankamen.
Why?
In 1859, Henry Dunant witnessed the suffering of the wounded after the Battle of Solferino. As a result, in 1863 he and others founded in Geneva the committee that became the International Committee of the Red Cross; in 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize.
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Was trifft auf die Schweiz während des Ersten Weltkriegs (1914–1918) zu? — Sie blieb neutral, bot aber die Armee auf, um ihre Grenzen zu schützen.
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What is General Henri Guisan's Rütli Report (Rütlirapport) of July 1940 known for?Correct answer:He gathered the senior officers on the Rütli meadow and called for resistance.
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