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History of Switzerland

Name the people, places, and things connected with the history of Switzerland.
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Last updated: April 14, 2021
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Celtic tribe living there in the 1st century BC
Helvetii
ethnic group that briefly invaded Switzerland in the 10th century
Magyars
alchemist and physician, considered the father of modern medicine
Paracelsus
the man who began the Reformation in Switzerland
Huldrych Zwingli
the city where John Calvin was active
Geneva
Catholic cantons from the period of religious wars (name any)
Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Lucerne, Zug
the war, after which Switzerland gained full independence
Thirty Year's War
one of the most famous mathematicians of the 18th century
Leonhard Euler
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state founded in 1798 by Napoleon (existed until 1803)
Helvetic Republic
a congress during which Switzerland's neutrality was guaranteed for the first time
Congress of Vienna
the civil war of 1847
Sonderbund
humanitarian organization founded in 1863
International Red Cross
the creator of the above
Henry Dunant
famous physicist living in Switzerland from 1895
Albert Einstein
a group that obtained voting rights in 1971
women
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