The History of Sweden can be explained by the emergence out of Kalmar union in the year 1397 and later on it was unified by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century. The History of Sweden also includes the time when Sweden started expanding its territories to form the Swedish empire in the 17th century. Finland and the remaining territories were lost and after the last war in 1814 Norway had a personal union with Sweden and this union lasted up to 1905.
Modern Sweden
In the middle of the 16th century, a battle for an independent Sweden was fought by King Gustav Vasa. The invasion totally crushed the attempt of restoration of the Kalmar union and this eventually led to the establishment of the modern Sweden
Sweden as a Great Power
Sweden during the 17th century emerged as a great power when it waged successful wars against the neighboring nations like Poland, Norway, Denmark and Russia. Under the able leadership of Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden became a dominant political player in Europe and the wars lasted for about thirty years. These wars helped in maintaining the religious and political balance in Europe
The Swedish Empire and the Great War
In the year 1645 the treaty of Brömsebro came into being, and later on through the treaty of Roskilde in 1658, Sweden managed to acquire important provinces in Denmark and Norway. In the year 1648 the peace of Westphalia occurred. Sweden was successful in ruling Ingara.In the year 1700, the combined forces of Russia, Norway and Denmark attacked Sweden. Although the Swedish king Charles XII won spectacular victories in the earlier stages, his overambitious plan of capturing Moscow and forcing Russia into peace proved to be a big failure and he himself died in the year 1718 during the siege of the Fredrikstein fortress. In the subsequent wars and peace treaties that followed, the allied forces were joined by Prussia and England and thus the dominance of Sweden as a great power ended during this era.
Modernization and Post War Sweden
Sweden became one of the first nations to withdraw its support in the World-War-II and join the United Nations in the year 1946.. During the cold war it completely stayed out of and acted as a neutral player. Sweden was governed by the socialist, democratic party for about 44 (1932-1976) years and during the bigger part of the 50’s and 60’s, time was devoted by the ruling government in making the Swedish welfare state.
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