SwitzerlandSchweizer Geschichte 27 · Swiss history
What is true of Switzerland during the First World War (1914–1918)?
In the exam (German)
Was trifft auf die Schweiz während des Ersten Weltkriegs (1914–1918) zu?
- aFrom 1914 it fought on the side of France against the German Empire.Sie kämpfte ab 1914 an der Seite Frankreichs gegen das Deutsche Reich.
- bIt stayed neutral but called up the army to protect its borders.Sie blieb neutral, bot aber die Armee auf, um ihre Grenzen zu schützen.Correct answer
- cIn 1917 it entered the war on the side of the USA and sent troops.Sie trat 1917 an der Seite der USA in den Krieg ein und schickte Truppen.
- dIn 1916 it was occupied by the German Empire and ruled by it until the end of the war.Sie wurde 1916 vom Deutschen Reich besetzt und bis Kriegsende regiert.
Why?
Switzerland stayed neutral in the First World War and guarded its borders with the army under General Ulrich Wille. Inside the country, however, there were tensions between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland, and there was great social hardship.
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