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Faces of neutrality

a comparative analysis of the neutrality of Switzerland and other neutral nations during WW II

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An edition of Faces of neutrality (2009)

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Faces of neutrality: a comparative analysis of the neutrality of Switzerland and other neutral nations during WW II
2009, Lit Verlag, Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, Rutgers University
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Berlin, Germany, Piscataway, NJ

Table of Contents

pt.1. Switzerland before and during WWII: Neutrality- Swiss identity
The rise of fascism- decline of the League of Nations
World economic crisis
Gold standard and social awakening
World trade
Switzerland and the USA- financial havens
The beginning of World War II
Swiss foreign trade
Blockade negotiations
Negotiations with Britain
French/British requests for war materials
Switzerland in the German sphere of influence
Between Allied powers and National Socialists
Allied pressure
Refugees
Final remarks
pt.2. How neutral were the neutrals?: Control of neutral countries
Differences with the USA
Who was neutral?
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Turkey
Vichy France- the anomaly
pt.3. Mirror image: America's contradictory finance markets
Ford Motor Company / General Motors / Standard Oil of New Jersey
Chase National Bank
The Remigrant Mark Program
J.P. Morgan
Kodak
IBM
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
pt.4. Conclusion: Provisions for war
Determination to resist
Handling neutrality
Blockade issues
Gold trade
Accusation of prolonging the war
War profits
Refunding
Refugees
Was Switzerland a country of collaborators and profit-mongers?

Edition Notes

Originally published as: Der Vergleich : die Politik der Schweiz zur Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs im internationalen Umfeld / herausgegeben vom Arbeitskreis Gelebte Geschichte. Stäfa : Gut, c2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-221) and index.

Other Titles
Comparative analysis of the neutrality of Switzerland and other neutral nations during WW II, Neutrality of Switzerland and other neutral nations during WW II

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.5325
Library of Congress
DQ69 .R4413 2009, D754.S9 R44x 2009, DQ69

The Physical Object

Pagination
ii, 227 p. ;
Number of pages
227

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24046487M
Internet Archive
facesofneutralit0000regi
ISBN 10
3825819140
ISBN 13
9783825819149
LCCN
2009377496
OCLC/WorldCat
317964490

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