PowerPoint In Class Exercise

By Noah Johns
 Origin
19th Century Middle Class and Student
Movement
Came about from:
Schleswig-Holstein Crisis
Is that southern Danish territory Danish or German?
German
Russian Aggression
Who Controls the North?
Pan-Germanism
Result from Schleswig-Holstein Question
 Ideas
The Norse countries Sweden (and its territory Finland), Denmark and
its territories, and Norway should be united
Unification through: Culture, Language, and Literature
From shared past
Started in the southern Swedish region of Scania
Kalmar Union
1387-1523
Started under Margaret I when she ascended to the throne
Claimed crown of Denmark and kept it.
Husband, King of Norway died, so she inherited it.
Allied herself with parts of Swedish aristocracy against their king and then captured the
king and his son
Et Voila!
Erik of Pomerania then took the Throne after her death
Inherited her wars too
Raised Taxes to support army
Lead to Rebellions
 Reason It Fell Apart
Sweden
Started with Peasant Rebellion in 1434
Christoffer of Bavaria, son of previous king, went off to fight
these battles and died
Many battles where the position of King of Sweden was
thrown around
Independent in 1523, under Gustav I Vasa
Supporters

Hans Christian Andersen

Wrote the poem: Jeg er en Skandinav during visit
Otto Linbald
Composed the poem into music
The Middle Class
Students
 Today?
Nordic Passport Union
Citizens of the Nordic Countries are allowed to travel and
live in other Nordic Countries without documentation
Nordic Council
A parliamentary forum of the Five Nordic countries for
the benefit of co-operation
Scandinavian Airlines
The flag carrier of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Their most famous export

 Credits and Sources
Slide one art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skandinavism.jpg
Pan-Scandinavianism: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pan-Scandinavianism
Flag of Kalmar Union: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Kalmar_Union.svg
Ottende brigades angreb ved Dybbl 18. april 1864: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:8_brigades_angreb_ved_Dybb%C3%B8l_1864.jpg
Map of Scandinavia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scandinavia.svg
Kalmar Union: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kalmar-Union & http://danmarkshistorien.dk/en/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/kalmarunionen-1397-1523/
Portrait of Gustav I Vasa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Vasa.jpg
Flag of the Nordic Council: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council.svg
Flag of SAS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scandinavian_Airlines_logo.svg
H.C. Andersen Portrain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HCA_by_Thora_Hallager_1869.jpg