Schleswig plebiscites

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The Schleswig plebiscites were 1920 referendums held in the aftermath of World War I to determine the border between Denmark and Germany in the historically contested region of Schleswig.

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Schleswig Plebiscites 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
plebiscite
referendum
affectedCity Flensburg NERFINISHED
affectedRegion North Schleswig NERFINISHED
South Schleswig NERFINISHED
aim to settle the Schleswig Question
appliesToTerritory Schleswig NERFINISHED
basedOn principle of national self-determination
commemoratedBy Reunification Day (Denmark) NERFINISHED
conflictContext First Schleswig War (historical background) NERFINISHED
Second Schleswig War (historical background) NERFINISHED
countryInvolved Denmark NERFINISHED
Germany
determined border between Denmark and Germany
electorate residents of Schleswig of voting age
endTime 1920-03-14
followed World War I NERFINISHED
hasPart Zone I plebiscite
Zone II plebiscite
historicalContext border changes in Europe after World War I
implementedBy Danish government NERFINISHED
Weimar Republic government NERFINISHED
languageContext Danish-speaking population
German-speaking population
legalBasis Article 109 of the Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED
locatedIn Jutland Peninsula NERFINISHED
Northern Europe
organizedBy Allied powers NERFINISHED
outcomeForDenmark reunification with North Schleswig
outcomeForGermany retention of South Schleswig
partOf aftermath of World War I NERFINISHED
precededBy German Empire control of Schleswig
regulatedBy Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED
relatedTo Danish–German relations NERFINISHED
Schleswig-Holstein Question NERFINISHED
resultedIn confirmation of German control over Southern Schleswig
transfer of Northern Schleswig to Denmark
resultImplementedOn 1920-06-15
startTime 1920-02-10
supervisedBy International Commission NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1920
typeOfDecision territorial sovereignty
votingBasis female suffrage
universal male suffrage
votingMethod secret ballot
zone Central Schleswig (Zone II) NERFINISHED
Northern Schleswig (Zone I) NERFINISHED

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Danish–German border redefinedByEvent Schleswig plebiscites
South Jutland significantEvent Schleswig plebiscites
this entity surface form: Schleswig Plebiscites
Duchy of Schleswig wasDividedBy Schleswig plebiscites