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1900
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Zurich had 150,703 inhabitants.
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1914 - 1918
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First World War. Switzerland is not involved in the armed fights.
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1918
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General strike in Switzerland. The government used the army to fight against the demonstraters, fearing a bolshevist revolution. Street battles took place in Zurich between the army and the demonstraters leading to several dead and many wounded.
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1925
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The left wing parties won the majority in the city parliament of Zurich which they controlled until 1949.
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1934
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Another eight villages around Zurich were united with Zurich after a referendum. The population increased from ca. 200,000 to ca. 300,000 inhabitants.
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1939
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Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich (Landi).
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1939 - 1945
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World War II. Switzerland remained neutral, but was surrounded by the Axis powers. The army was mobilised at full strength under General Guisan, who became a national symbol of the will to defend the democratic confederation.
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1948 - 1953
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The water-level of Lake Zurich was regulated by sluices in the Limmat river. The Limmatquai was broadened to its present size.
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1962
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The population of Zurich reached a peak number of 445,314 inhabitants. Despite substantial immigration by foreign workers the population has fallen to 358,000 inhabitants today, due to the exodus of many inhabitants to the villages around Zurich.
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1968
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Student revolution in Zurich.
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1971
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In a referendum Zurich’s male population granted women the right to vote and full political rights after several previous initiatives failed to gain the majority.
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1980
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Unrest among the youth population of Zurich. They demanded an autonomous youth centre, leading to violent street battles between the young people and the police.
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1990
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Opening of the new rapid-transit railway system in Zurich. The railways, tramways, buses and ships in the Zurich region were united into one integrated public transport system with standardized fares.
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2000
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Zurich’s inhabitants celebrated the 3rd millenium with street parties and a firework display. The feared breakdown of computer systems and the dependent public services did not happen.
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THE PRECEDING HISTORICAL PERIOD
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