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In 1814 Norway separeted from Denmark and created an union with Sweden

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Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll 1814 (1885)

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The Norwegian-Swedish Union ceased to exist. Now we have three independent states in Scandinavia

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On April 9th 1940, the Nazi German army invaded both Norway and Denmark. This started the long occupation of these countries, which lasted until May 1945.

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On 24th of February Russian army invaded Ukraine.

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On March 7th 2024, Sweden became a member of NATO.

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The United Nations were established. Denmark and Norway were one of the founding members.

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Norway and Denmark held a referendum about whether the countries should become members of the European Economic Community.

People in Denmark express the wish to become a member state. However, in Norway, 53,5% of those who participated did not want to join.

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Denmark becomes a member of the European Economic Community.

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Greenland leaves the European Economic Community.

In 1982, the inhabitants of Greenland decided in a referendum that they no longer wished to be part of the EEC. This could be done thanks to the 1979 referendum, giving Greenland the ability to vote on its membership in the European Communities.

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All the Scandinavian countries became part of the European Economic Area. Norway and Sweden joined, although they were not member states.

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Sweden and Norway decided whether they would become members of the European Union.

In Sweden, the referendum confirmed the desire to join the EU. The results were 53% in favour of joining.

For Norway, this is the second referendum with negative results on this matter. This time, 52,2% of voters were against.

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Sweden became a member of the European Union.

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Sweden joins the United Nations as well.

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On April 9, 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is created. Denmark and Norway are among the states who signed the treaty on that day.