VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 19141945> C. Europe, 19191945> 15. The Scandinavian States> b. Denmark | ||||
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b. Denmark | |
191247 | |
CHRISTIAN X, king. | 1 |
1915, June | |
A new constitution was adopted, instituting universal suffrage and more popular representation in the Landsting. The new electoral laws made it difficult to form governments, however, and a rapid succession of ministries followed. | 2 |
1916, Aug. 4 | |
Sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The transaction was approved by a Danish plebiscite on Dec. 14. | 3 |
1918, Feb | |
Protesting the rising cost of living, the unemployed, led by the syndicalist trade unions, staged an attack on the stock exchange in Copenhagen. | 4 |
April 22 | |
Elections. Under the new system the Conservatives secured 23 seats, the Left (Liberals) 45, the Radicals 33, and the Socialists 39. The government was formed by a coalition of Radicals and Socialists. | 5 |
The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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