The 17th century saw the rise of Sweden as one of the Great Powers in Europe, because of successful participation, initiated by King Gustav II Adolph, in the Thirty Years' War and by Charles X Gustav of Sweden in the The Deluge of Poland. During this time Sweden was a nation of some importance in northern Europe, but its overall standing was not comparable to that of Europe's leading nations. Sweden also acquired several mighty enemies and the great power status crumbled in the 18th century. Finally in 1809 there was a shift of the rule. The part of the country that was once named Österland (Eastern district) was left by Swedish forces in a battle 1809 in Sveaborg in Finland. Finland became an autonomous Duchy of Imperial Russia.
After Denmark was defeated in the Napoleonic wars, Norway was ceded to Sweden in the Treaty of Kiel. Norway had meanwhile declared itself independent and this led to the Campaign against Norway, which was fought in 1814. It ended with the Convention of Moss, which forced Norway into a union with Sweden that was not dissolved until 1905. But the campaign also signified the last of the Swedish wars. The country has been very lucky in its 200 years of peace.
2007-01-02 10:08:07
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answered by subsystem2001 3
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Until the eighteenth century Sweden was a very warlike society. During the Viking period they conquered a large part of Russia, and states like Muscovy were Swedish Viking foundations. During the Seventeenth Century Sweden became a Great Power through the efforts of King Gustavus Adolphus - one of the truly great military geniuses of European history. One of his successors, Charles XII was one of the most outstanding and successful soldiers of his time - until he was defeated at Poltava by Tzar Peter the Great of Russia. This defeat effectively ended Sweden's career as a major power, but it remained a factor in European power politics subsequently.
2007-01-02 18:12:11
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answered by Tony B 6
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Yes. The Swedes were major combatants in the Thirty Years War and also fought the Russians in the 1700's.
2007-01-02 22:40:57
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answered by TexBW 2
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Yes. Sweden was more or less constantly in war until 1814, most of the time very aggressively (it was one of Europe's leading superpowers in the Thirty-Year War, and one of the most brutal ones). After 1814, it has not fought in war, only in peacekeeping operations under the United Nations.
2007-01-03 04:52:52
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answered by AskAsk 5
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Sweden was once as an empire-builder like many other european countries, but as their empire declined, they adopted their current neutral stance. However they still have the large armaments companies Saab and Bofors.
2007-01-02 18:13:26
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answered by totnesmartin 3
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Yes. We've owned a few countries as a matter of fact, but we like gave all of them back, so...
2007-01-04 19:42:49
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answered by sunny_marika 5
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Yes.
Sweden used to be a very warlike nation
2007-01-02 18:00:52
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answered by SteveT 7
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Sweden is a very big country therfore it should be very probable.
2007-01-02 18:06:31
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answered by Panda WafflesZilla 3
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yes, ww2
2007-01-02 18:21:06
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answered by cav 5
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no... all swedish people is make low cost furniture... that us americans can buy at our local IKEA..
-shamar [give me 10... 10 points!!]
2007-01-02 18:06:58
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answered by Anonymous
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