SwitzerlandHistoire suisse 22 · Swiss history
Which three cantons joined the Confederation in 1815?
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Quels trois cantons sont entrés dans la Confédération en 1815 ?
- aJura, Neuchâtel and GenevaLe Jura, Neuchâtel et Genève
- bValais, Neuchâtel and GenevaLe Valais, Neuchâtel et GenèveCorrect answer
- cValais, Ticino and GraubündenLe Valais, le Tessin et les Grisons
- dTicino, Vaud and GenevaLe Tessin, Vaud et Genève
Why?
With the Federal Pact (Pacte fédéral) of 1815, Valais, Neuchâtel and Geneva (Genève) became cantons of the Confederation. Switzerland then had, for the most part, its present-day borders.
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Which experience gave Henry Dunant from Geneva the idea of founding the Red Cross?Correct answer:In 1859, after the Battle of Solferino in Italy, he saw thousands of wounded left without help.
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