For Sweden, the impact of the war was twofold. On the one hand, it was a test to…
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Survey Articles (Regional)
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Sweden
By Sofi Qvarnström
Regional Thematic Articles
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Domestic Politics and Neutrality (Sweden)
By Anne Hedén
This article focuses on how the Swedish neutrality policy during the First World…
Regional Thematic
Exile and Migration (Sweden)
By Karin Kvist Geverts
Migration to and from Sweden has always occurred, but since emigration was large…
Regional Thematic
Film/Cinema (Sweden)
By Ulf Zander
Sweden succeeded in remaining a non-combatant through the First World War. Howev…
Regional Thematic
Foreign Policy (Sweden)
By Gunnar Åselius
Until 1917, Swedish neutrality was characterized by a certain “benevolence” towa…
Regional Thematic
Humanitarianism (Sweden)
By Lina Sturfelt
This article offers an overview of Swedish transnational humanitarianism from 19…
Regional Thematic
Intelligence and Espionage (Sweden)
By Wilhelm Agrell
Intelligence activities in Sweden during the war were largely influenced by the …
Regional Thematic
Making Sense of the War (Sweden)
By Anne Hedén
This text gives a brief overview of the Swedish intellectual, literary and media…
Regional Thematic
Military and Strategy (Sweden)
By Gunnar Åselius
The Russian navy was suspicious of Swedish neutrality in 1914, as Sweden had bee…
Regional Thematic
Wartime and Post-war Economies (Sweden)
By Henric Häggqvist
World War I had devastating effects on many European economies. Even a neutral c…
Regional Thematic
Wartime and Post-war Societies (Sweden)
By Lina Sturfelt
The First World War and its aftermath had a profound and enduring impact on Swed…
Encyclopedic Entries
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Brändström, Elsa
By Lena Radauer
Elsa Brändström was the only neutral representative to work amongst prisoners of…
Entry
Feminist Pacifism
By Annika Wilmers
A minority section of the women’s movements opposed World War I and organized th…
Entry
Ideologies of Sport
By Ansgar Molzberger, Stephan Wassong
At the beginning of the 20th century, two different systems of exercise and trai…
Entry
Neutrality
By Samuël Kruizinga
During the 19th century, neutrality evolved into a set of legal and political to…
Entry
Stockholm Conference
By Elisa Marcobelli
The Stockholm Conference, or Third Zimmerwald Conference, was held from 5 to 12 …
See Also
Thematic
Governments, Parliaments and Parties
By Torsten Oppelland
One sees a wide range of political regimes from a democratic republic with unive…
Thematic
Negotiating and Mediating Conduct of War
By Matthew Stibbe
Many issues surrounding the conduct of war in the years 1914-1918 were imperviou…
Thematic
Red Cross
By Cédric Cotter
National Red Cross societies played a very important role in the First World War…
Thematic
Women War Reporters
By Stephanie Seul
Female war reporters from belligerent and neutral countries were present in the …
