{"id":55188,"date":"2020-02-22T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=55188"},"modified":"2020-02-21T18:48:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T23:48:32","slug":"how-switzerland-managed-to-remain-neutral-with-wwi-and-wwii-raging-around-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/22\/how-switzerland-managed-to-remain-neutral-with-wwi-and-wwii-raging-around-them\/","title":{"rendered":"How Switzerland Managed to Remain Neutral with WWI and WWII Raging Around Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFh2zxQwxZI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Today I Found Out<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 30 Apr 2018<\/p>\n<p>Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/dCMa30hIugB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/dCMa30hIugB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we&#8217;ve got a variety of perks for our Patrons, including Simon&#8217;s voice on your GPS and the ever requested Simon Whistler whistling package: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TodayIFoundOut\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TodayIFoundOut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Great Courses Plus is currently available to watch through a web browser to almost anyone in the world and optimized for the US, UK, and Australian markets. 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