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World War Ii Central Banks
652 wordsNazi Gold: Hard currency looted from treasuries of countries occupied by the Axis powers during World War II. Ingots consisting of gold melted down from the teeth of murder victims and weddings bands and jewelry. About two thirds of an estimated $ 660 million ($ 7. 8 billion in today's dollars) in stolen Nazi gold passed through Switzerland during the war. And like any sharp businessmen with hot goods, the Swiss disposed of much of their gold quickly - through Portugal mainly, but also to Sweden...
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Branch Consists Vice President
610 wordsSwitzerland is located in central Europe. Switzerland is also known as? Confoederatio Helvetica? , therefore the abbreviation of CH. ? Confiederatio? stands for? confederation? , ? Helvetica? derives for the Latin word? Helvetica? , the name of the people who lived in the area which later became Switzerland. The capital of Switzerland is Bern, which was founded in 1191. Switzerland? s independence and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers and Switzerland did not particip...
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Compact Disc Previously Mentioned
3,904 wordsMany of the products we buy today are no more than large collections of zeroes and ones. High-priced software, high-quality music, and valuable reference material such as computerized databases or CD-Rom encyclopedias are commercial products like any other, but the media of their transmission makes them different in at least one aspect: it is possible to copy them freely, or at least extremely cheaply. A compact disc of Elvis Costello and the Attractions is different from, say, a ham and swiss s...
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World War Ii News 038 World
1,448 wordsIt is the last great mystery of World War II: the unfinished, unprecedented search for what may be billions of dollars in cash, gold, property, and art hidden and unclaimed by victims of the Holocaust? or plundered by the Nazis and their accomplices before shipping Jews to the death camps. In 1938 Nazi Gestapos raided the homes of over 10, 000, 000 innocent Jews. Their houses were thrashed, possessions were stolen, and lives were torn for the benefit of? one superior race. ? None of these people...
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World War Ii Allied Nations
2,300 wordsMuch of Europe was ravaged by Hitlers troops during the early parts of World War II. Many smaller countries that were annexed by Germany's war machine, including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy, had no choice but to relinquish the gold stored within their vaults to Nazi Germany's Central Bank (Smith 163). Once the Reichsbank, as it was called, had placed the insignia of Nazi Germany upon each piece of gold, it was either shipped off to be stored within the banks of numero...
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World War Ii Millions Of Dollars
3,319 wordsNick Bostic Period 3 June 2, 1997 US Involvement in the Swiss Banking Scandal during World War II The Holocaust during World War II was a period of time that will always be a sore spot in the memory of Jewish people worldwide, a time most would try to forget. Yet, new discoveries and memories reveal a scandal involving money and valuables stolen from Jews by Nazi? s and hidden in neutral Switzerland? s famous banks. This discovery is bringing out lawsuits of descendants of Holocaust victims on t...
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Ways Of Life Foreign Born
939 wordsSwitzerland is a small European country known for its beautiful, snow-capped mountains and freedom-loving people. The Alps and the Jura Mountains cover more than half of Switzerland. However, most of the Swiss people live on a plateau that extends across the middle of the country between the two mountain ranges. In this region are most of Switzerland? s capital, Bern, and largest city, Zurich, are also there. The Swiss have a long tradition of freedom. About 700 years ago, people in what is now ...
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Cities And Towns Official Languages
750 wordsThe majority of Switzerland? s people live in cities and towns. Bern is the country? s capital. Zurich is Switzerland? s largest city. Other large Swiss cities include Basel, Geneva, and Lausanne. Language. The Swiss Constitution provides for three official languages and four national languages. The official languages are German, French, and Italian. As a result, Switzerland has three official names? Schweiz (in German), Suisse (in French), and Svizzera (in Italian). All national laws are publis...
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Separation Of Powers Proportional Representation
775 wordsSwitzerland is a republic governed under a constitution adopted on May 29, 1874, and amended many times since. The Swiss political system combines direct and indirect democracy with the principles of sovereignty of the people, separation of powers, and proportional representation. In federal elections, all citizens age 18 or older are eligible to vote; women gained suffrage in national elections in 1971 through a referendum. The electorate not only chooses its representatives but also decides im...
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