An Outline History of Switzerland: From the Origins to the Present Day

Aargau Alfred Escher alliance Allied Cantons Alpine Alps Association Axis powers banks Basle battle battle of Morgarten became Berne canton of Zurich Catholic cantons Catholic conservatives century cities commercial conflict count of Toggenburg crisis defeated democracy democrats Dieter Fahrni economic elected Elisabeth Kopp Europe European export farmers Federal Constitution Federal Council foreign France French Fribourg Geneva German Graubünden guilds Habsburg Helvetic Helvetic Republic importart industry joint dependencies Jura labour movement land large number leaders league liberal Lucerne major mercenaries middle classes military modern Nazi neutrality noble Old Cantons old Confederation overlords Parliament patrician peace peasants political population Protestant radical railway referendum reform refugees revolution Roman Schwyz Second World sector social social-democratic party Solothurn Sonderbund sovereignty subject territories Swiss Confederation Swiss Federal Swiss history Switzer Switzerland textile tion tional took towns trade unions Unterwalden urban Valais valley Vaud vote workers Zurich