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UNDERSTAND DENMARK · LESSON 01

History & change.
Make it make sense.

Build a timeline, then explain the change.

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THE IDEA TO UNDERSTAND

Build a timeline, then explain the change.

Connect events instead of memorising isolated years: the Reformation, absolute monarchy, constitutional government, occupation and the post-war period. For each event, write what changed. Separate the year of a political practice from the year it entered the constitution.

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TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING

8 questions.
Every answer explained.

Choose an answer before opening the explanation. The Danish question helps you recognise the vocabulary.

QUESTION 01

When did Denmark's Reformation take place?

Hvornår fandt reformationen sted i Danmark?

  1. 1849
  2. 1536
  3. 1660
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B. 1536

The Reformation established Lutheran Christianity in 1536.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

QUESTION 02

When was absolute monarchy introduced?

Hvornår blev enevælden indført?

  1. 1536
  2. 1849
  3. 1660–1661
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C. 1660–1661

Absolute monarchy preceded the constitutional system.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

QUESTION 03

When did Denmark lose Norway?

Hvornår mistede Danmark Norge?

  1. 1864
  2. 1814
  3. 1920
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B. 1814

Norway's separation came before the 1849 constitution.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

QUESTION 04

When did German occupation of Denmark begin?

Hvornår blev Danmark besat af Tyskland?

  1. 1939
  2. 1940
  3. 1941
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B. 1940

Occupation began in 1940, during the Second World War.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

QUESTION 05

In which year did the German occupation end?

Hvornår sluttede besættelsen?

  1. 1944
  2. 1946
  3. 1945
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C. 1945

Remember 1940–1945 as the occupation years.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

QUESTION 06

In which year did Denmark join NATO?

Hvilket år blev Danmark medlem af NATO?

  1. 1949
  2. 1973
  3. 1945
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A. 1949

Denmark joined NATO in its founding year.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

QUESTION 07

What determined Northern Schleswig's return to Denmark in 1920?

Hvad skete der i Nordslesvig i 1920?

  1. A new Danish constitution
  2. Plebiscites
  3. An agreement after the Second World War
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B. Plebiscites

Plebiscites allowed inhabitants to vote on the border.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

QUESTION 08

What did the 1955 Copenhagen–Bonn declarations concern?

Hvad handlede København-Bonn-erklæringerne om?

  1. Abolishing the national border
  2. Minority rights
  3. A common currency
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B. Minority rights

They addressed Danish and German minorities across the border.

Source: denmark.dk ↗

KEEP LEARNING

One idea at a time.

LESSON 01

History & change

Build a timeline, then explain the change.

Read & practise ↗LESSON 02

Parliament & government

Different institutions do different jobs.

Read & practise ↗LESSON 03

Rights & equal participation

Learn the principle and a practical example.

Read & practise ↗LESSON 04

Work & working life

Know which document answers which question.

Read & practise ↗LESSON 05

School & education

Separate education duties from school choices.

Read & practise ↗LESSON 06

Digital everyday life

Identity, registration and messages are different.

Read & practise ↗LESSON 07

Community & public life

Participation happens locally too.

Read & practise ↗LESSON 08

Know your study route

Use the correct official material.

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Content reviewed 2026-09-21. These original questions are independent practice, not official exam questions or a prediction of your result.