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Swedish history
The history is as follows:

According to the research of archaeologists, with the gradual melting of inland snow during the ice age, the surrounding areas of Sweden have been inhabited since the Stone Age.

They live near the Baltic Sea and mainly make a living by hunting, gathering and fishing.

Traces of trade activities show that in the Bronze Age, the population of southern Sweden was quite dense.

In the 9th century and10th century, Viking culture developed in Sweden, and developed eastward through trade, aggression and colonization, affecting the Baltic Sea, Russia and the Black Sea.

This country began to take shape around 1 100.

1 157 annexed Finland.

1397 formed the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Norway, ruled by Denmark.

1523 independence from the alliance.

In the same year, Gustav Vasa was elected king.

The period from 1654 to 17 19 was a prosperous period in Sweden, and its territory included Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as the Baltic coastal areas of Russia, Poland and Germany.

/kloc-in the 7th century, Sweden became a European power in the Thirty Years' War (16 18~ 1648).

Russia replaced Sweden's position in Europe after the Great Northern War in 1700~ 172 1.

17 18 gradually declined after losing the wars against Russia, Denmark and Poland.

1805 Participated in the Napoleonic Wars. /kloc-After losing to Russia in 0/809, it was forced to cede Finland. 18 14 obtained Norway from Denmark and made an alliance with Norway.

Norway became independent from the Federation.

Sweden remained neutral in both world wars.

Sweden's modern history is relatively calm.

The most recent war was 18 14 with Norway.

After the war, the two countries formed an alliance led by Sweden and dissolved in 1905.

Sweden remained neutral in both world wars.

During the cold war, we did not move closer to the two camps.

Sweden is not a member of a military organization, but will participate in NATO military training.

190 1 year, the first nobel prize awarding ceremony was held in Stockholm, Sweden.

From 65438 to 0902, the Nobel Prize was awarded by the King of Sweden.

Sweden remained neutral in World War II.

However, 1995 renounced neutrality and joined the European Union.

In the 20th century, Sweden remained neutral in the international arena, and its mainland was relatively peaceful and stable. Unlike the United States, Sweden has a capitalist system and a perfect welfare security system, which is characterized by "high wages, high taxes and high welfare". In the 1960s and 1990s, Sweden's economy developed rapidly and people's living standards improved greatly.

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