the continuous neutrality of Switzerland

См. также в других словарях:

• neutrality — /nooh tral i tee, nyooh /, n. 1. the state of being neutral. 2. the policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations: the continuous neutrality of Switzerland. 3. neutral status, as of a seaport during a war.… …   Universalium

• neutrality — /njuˈtræləti/ (say nyooh traluhtee) noun 1. the state of being neutral. 2. the attitude or status of a nation which does not participate in a war between other nations: the continuous neutrality of Switzerland. 3. neutral status, as of a seaport… …  

• History of the Netherlands — This article is part of a series Early History …   Wikipedia

• History of Switzerland — Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal state of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world s oldest surviving republics. For …   Wikipedia

• History of foreign relations of the People's Republic of China — Main article: Foreign relations of the People s Republic of China Since the early 1980s China has pursued a highly independent foreign policy, formally disavowing too close a relationship with any country or region. The stated goals of this… …   Wikipedia

• RESPONSES — the victims the world THE VICTIMS Behavior of the Victims In a chapter entitled Auschwitz: The Death of Choice in Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit, the Holocaust scholar lawrence langer writes: After we peel the veneer of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …   Universalium

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …   Universalium

• Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …   Universalium

• Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium