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In the 1200's the Habsburg family took power over a great portion of Switzerland.
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In 1499 the Swiss Forces defeated the forces of the Holy Roman Empire. Switzerland wins its complete independence.
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In the early 1500's the Swiss established a policy of not taking sides in European wars.
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In 1798 the French Revolution and the French armies set up the Helvetia Republic.
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In 1863 Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
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WWI starts and Switzerland declares neutrality.
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WWI ends
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WWII and Switzerland declares neutrality.
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WWII ends.
