368,208 Votes to 184: How Norway Broke Up With Sweden

In 1905, 368,208 Norwegian men voted to leave their union with Sweden, and only 184 voted no. Sweden had the bigger army, so why did it let go? This animated history of Norway's independence follows the consular dispute, the 7 June 1905 Storting resolution, the referendum, the women who signed 244,765 names because they could not vote, the border forts and the Karlstad negotiations, and how Norway got its king, Haakon VII. We test the story with three questions: was it legal, was it real, and was it safe? You'll see how Norway was handed to Sweden in the 1814 Treaty of Kiel, wrote its constitution at Eidsvoll, fought over who speaks for its ships, called up about 23,000 men while Swedish forces stood across the border, and traded new fortresses for a neutral zone. Wondering what happened next? Watch our video on how Norway became rich:    • Why Is Norway So Rich? (The Full Story in ...   CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold open: 184 Votes 1:18 1. Given Away 4:36 2. One King, Two Countries 7:16 3. The Seventh of June 9:03 4. The Vote 12:39 5. Two Armies, One Table 17:53 6. A Prince From Denmark SOURCES Store norske leksikon, "Unionsoppløsningen i 1905": https://snl.no/Unionsoppl%C3%B8sninge... Stortinget, referendum and women's lists: https://stortinget.no/no/Stortinget-o... Stortinget, negotiations in Karlstad: https://stortinget.no/no/Stortinget-o... Store norske leksikon, women's signature campaign: https://snl.no/Kvinnenes_underskrifts... Store norske leksikon, border fortresses: https://snl.no/grensefestninger Store norske leksikon, Haakon 7: https://snl.no/Haakon_7 Store norske leksikon, the Treaty of Kiel: https://snl.no/Kielfreden Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolu... Union between Sweden and Norway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_b... 1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_No... 1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_No... #mapsodic #norway #sweden #history