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| 1920, Feb. 10, March 14 | |
| By the plebiscites provided for in the Treaty of Versailles, a northern zone of Schleswig went to Denmark by popular vote. It was officially incorporated on July 9. | 1 |
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| The Easter Crisis. When the government refused the king's call for new elections, on the grounds that no election should occur before electoral reform, it was dismissed, causing popular demonstrations. The Social Democrats and the unions called for a general strike. The king was forced to yield and appoint a caretaker ministry acceptable to all parties. This ministry would propose electoral reforms that would take effect before the new elections. | 2 |
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| Denmark joined the League of Nations. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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