denmark brief history
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe. It is the southern most of the Scandinavian countries. Copenhagen is Denmark's capital. The country is administratively the country is divided 14 counties and 275 local authorities. Margaret II, who became queen in 1972, currently heads the country. The revised constitution of 1953 provides for succession to the throne in the female line and for a unicameral legislature, called the Folketing. I pick up in history where this class roughly starts in the 1400's. Waldemar IV's (1340-75) daughter Margaret I (1387-1412) was in power and she created the Kalmar union, which included Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Faeroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and part of Finland. In 1520 Sweden and Finland revolted, seceding 1523. In 1448 the house of Oldenburg was established on the throne in the person Chr
Denmark joined the European Community in 1973 after a referendum. Unrest was settled when Christian III consolidated his power as king of Denmark. The principle of a parliamentary government was recognized in 1901, which ended a long political dead lock between the crown and Landsting. As a result of the war the current southern border was established. In 1993 a new referendum on the Maastricht treaty is arranged and it is voted "yes", it allowed Denmark to opt out on issues such as a common European currency, citizenship, defense policy, and police. The Danish police helped 6,000 Jews escape to safety. After this there is not much documented information on the country. In the 18th century it was a period of internal reform, which included the abolition if serfdom and land reforms. During World War I, Denmark maintained neutrality. 1618-48, Christian IV intervened in the thirty years war as a champion of Protestantism. Historically important instances are sparse after the 1950's. After WWII, Denmark joined NATO as one of the founding members. A new constitution is adopted creating a unicameral parliament, permitting female accession to the throne, and including Denmark as an integral part of Denmark in 1953. In the 19th century Denmark economically prospered despite the many military defeats the country was involved in.
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