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Switzerland was always there.
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During the Reformation,
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to say somebody was turning swiss
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meant that they were rejecting the demands of their lords,
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and rejecting the religion imposed by their lords
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and turning to Protestantism, if they were in a Catholic area
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or to Catholicism if they were in a Protestant area.
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The Swiss were big time mercenaries and big time farmers.
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But Switzerland fought its last war early
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in the nineteenth century and has been neutral.
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It's a very complicated story,
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what happened in Switzerland during World War II.