political context

Question 1

Union between Norway and Sweden

Answer 1

• personal union under one king in 1814 but with separate institutions except the foreign service
  -the 19th century saw Norway desperately try to assert independence from Sweden and develop a national identity of its own
• a king resided in Sweden , Norway was ruled by a governor general

Question 2

bureaucracy

Answer 2

• economic develpments directly after the napolianic wars saw reduction in the power of big businesses and estates
• nobility was abolished in 1821 and upper called continued to prosper
  -the only politically relevant forces were the monarch and farmers

Question 3

position of civil servants

Answer 3

• The position of civil servants was massively strengthened and until the end of the 19th century it was bureaucrats who controlled Norway