Library of Congress Classification:Class D, subclass DQ -- History of Switzerland
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Subclass DQ: History of Switzerland is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification
system under Class D -- History, General and Old World
. This article describes subclass DQ.
Library of Congress Classification
The Library of Congress Classification is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. It is used by most research and academic libraries in the U.S. and several other countries; for example, Australia and Taiwan, R.O.C. It is not to be confused with the Library of...
system under Class D -- History, General and Old World
Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World
Class D: History, General and Old World is a classification used by the Library of Congress classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class DDHistory GeneralDAHistory of Great Britain - History of Ireland - History of the British Isles...
. This article describes subclass DQ.
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DQ- 1-851..........History of SwitzerlandHistory of SwitzerlandSince 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 the time before 1291, this article summarizes...
- 1-20..........General
- 20.5-26..........Description and travel
- 30-49.5..........Antiquities. Social life and customs. Ethnography
- 51-210..........History
- 51-57..........General
- 59-76.......... MilitaryMilitary history of SwitzerlandThe military history of Switzerland comprises centuries of armed actions, and the role of the Swiss military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide...
and political historySwitzerland as a federal stateThe rise of Switzerland as a federal state began on September 12, 1848, with the creation of a federal constitution, which was created in response to a 27-day civil war in Switzerland, the Sonderbundskrieg...
. Foreign relationsForeign relations of SwitzerlandThe foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs . Some international relations of Switzerland are handled by other departments of the federal administration of Switzerland.-History:... - 78-210..........By period
- 78-110.......... EarlyEarly history of SwitzerlandThe early history of Switzerland begins with the earliest settlements up to the beginning of Habsburg rule, which in 1291 gave rise to the independence movement in the central cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden and the Late Medieval growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy.-Prehistory:Archeological...
and medieval to 1516- 79-84..........Early to 687. Celts and RomansSwitzerland in the Roman eraThe history of Switzerland in the Roman era encompasses the roughly six centuries during which the territory of modern Switzerland was a part of the Roman Republic and Empire...
. Teutonic tribesGermanic peoplesThe Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North... - 85-87..........687-1291. CarolingianCarolingian EmpireCarolingian Empire is a historiographical term which has been used to refer to the realm of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty in the Early Middle Ages. This dynasty is seen as the founders of France and Germany, and its beginning date is based on the crowning of Charlemagne, or Charles the...
and German ruleHoly Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes... - 88-110..........1291-1516. FederationGrowth of the Old Swiss ConfederacyThe growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy began as an alliance between the communities of the valleys in the Central Alps to facilitate the management of common interests such as free trade and to ensure the peace along the important trade routes through the mountains...
and independence
- 79-84..........Early to 687. Celts and Romans
- 111-123..........1516-1798
- 124-191..........19th century
- 131-151.......... 1789/1798-1815Switzerland in the Napoleonic eraDuring the French Revolutionary Wars, the revolutionary armies marched eastward, enveloping Switzerland in their battles against Austria. In 1798 Switzerland was completely overrun by the French and became the Helvetic Republic. The Helvetic Republic encountered severe economic and political problems...
. Helvetic RepublicHelvetic RepublicIn Swiss history, the Helvetic Republic represented an early attempt to impose a central authority over Switzerland, which until then consisted mainly of self-governing cantons united by a loose military alliance, and conquered territories such as Vaud...
, 1798-1803 - 154-161..........1815-1848. Sonderbund, 1845-1847
- 171-191..........1848-1900
- 131-151.......... 1789/1798-1815
- 201-210..........20th century
- 78-110.......... Early
- 301-851..........Local history and description
- 301-800.35.......... CantonsCantons of SwitzerlandThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
(and cantonal capitals) - 820-829.......... AlpsSwiss AlpsThe Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
- 841.......... RegionsGeography of SwitzerlandSwitzerland is a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western or Central Europe . It is surrounded by 5 countries: Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north...
, peaks, etc., A-Z - 851..........Cities, towns, etc., A-Z
- 301-800.35.......... Cantons