SwitzerlandHistoire suisse 26 · Swiss history
Which experience gave Henry Dunant from Geneva the idea of founding the Red Cross?
In the exam (French)
Quelle expérience a donné au Genevois Henry Dunant l'idée de fonder la Croix-Rouge ?
- aAs a young soldier, he fought in the Sonderbund War in 1847 and was seriously wounded.Jeune soldat, il a combattu dans la guerre du Sonderbund en 1847 et y a été gravement blessé.
- bDuring a plague epidemic in Geneva, he cared for the sick in a former monastery.Pendant une épidémie de peste à Genève, il a soigné les malades dans un ancien couvent.
- cDuring the First World War, he saw wounded soldiers arriving at the Swiss border.Pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, il a vu arriver des soldats blessés à la frontière suisse.
- dIn 1859, after the Battle of Solferino in Italy, he saw thousands of wounded left without help.En 1859, après la bataille de Solferino en Italie, il a vu des milliers de blessés sans secours.Correct answer
Why?
In 1859, Henry Dunant witnessed the suffering of the wounded after the Battle of Solferino. In 1863, together with others, he founded in Geneva the committee that became the International Committee of the Red Cross; he received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.
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Qu'est-ce qui est vrai pour la Suisse pendant la Première Guerre mondiale (1914–1918) ? — Elle est restée neutre, mais a mobilisé l'armée pour protéger ses frontières.
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Qu'est-ce qui était nouveau lors de l'élection du Conseil national en 1919 ? — Les sièges ont été répartis pour la première fois à la proportionnelle.
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Why is the Rütli Report (rapport du Grütli), held by General Henri Guisan in July 1940, well known?Correct answer:He gathered the senior officers there and called on them to resist.
Pourquoi le rapport du Grütli, tenu par le général Henri Guisan en juillet 1940, est-il connu ? — Il y a réuni les officiers supérieurs et les a appelés à la résistance.
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