1. Sweden
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2. 800 – 1050 Viking Age
Unclear history or when Sweden was first a nation
Expansion of the territories
Erik and Sverker clans
Sweden included Finland
1000 AD, first Christian Swedish king

3. 1397 – 1521 Kalmar Union After Black Death (1348-1350)
1/3 of population dies from plague
Queen Margaret I from Denmark
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
United under one monarch
Stockholm Bloodbath (1520)
80 Swedish leaders killed
Sweden breaks the union

4. 1523 – 1560 Vasa Period
Gustav Vasa led Sweden to independence from Denmark
Established modern Swedish state
Broke from the Roman Catholic Church

5. Modern Era 1700 – 1721 Great Northern War
Sweden lost to Denmark, Poland, and Russia
Lost most of their provinces around the Baltic
Present day Sweden borders resulted
1814 – 1905
Sweden and Norway united under 1 king
1901 Alfred Nobel starts Nobel Prizes
1905 Norway separates from Sweden

6. Modern Era
1914 Sweden neutral during World War I 1920 Joined the League of Nations 1939 Sweden neutral during World War II 1946 Joined the United Nations 1995 Joined the European Union
Olympic History
First participated in 1896
Hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics (Stockholm)
Overall has won 475 Summer medals
142 Gold, 160 Silver, 173 Bronze
Overall has won 118 Winter medals
43 Gold, 31 Silver, 44 Bronze

7. Sweden History - Time Line
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First Olympics
1896
Alfred Nobel Starts
Nobel Prize
1901
Great Northern War
Viking Age
Vasa Period
Queen
Christina
Black Plague 1350
Hosted Summer Olympics 1912
800
1000
1400
1520
1560
1630
1700
1800
1900
2000
1st Christian King 1000
Stockholm Bloodbath
1520
New Constitution
1634
Norway Separates
1905
Joined EU 1995
Joined League of Nations 1920
Joined UN
1946
Remained Neutral for WWI & WWII