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Answer: Switzerland was, and to a certain extent still is, a fortress disguise.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Why was Switzerland never involved in WW2 while there was war in all of its neighboring countries? Were they funding Hitler for the war? Said Orafa, History nerd, diagnosed with OCD, proud Iranian 592k views Switzerland was, and to a certain extent still is, a fortress disguised as a nation. During WWII, the Swiss army counted 500,000 men. Nearly every man in the country was i... Read More » Why is China building islands so close to US military bases? Kris Lim 35.7k views This picture below will serve to put things in perspective. Picture source: Infographic: UN Security Council Members With Overseas Military Bases In 2015 ... Read More » Why would people choose not to take leftovers home, considering that practically every restaurant will box up your food for you upon request? Charlene Chua, professional illustrator 375.4k views When we were in Paris, my husband and I had our last meal of the trip at a wonderful restaurant. We decided to splurge as we wanted to taste different dishes. Unfortunately...  Read More » Who were the most powerful countries in the world at different points in history? Chris Resro, Speculator 80.7k views Approx. 4000 BCE: Urban life emerges in Sumer. Uruk is the preeminent Sumerian city. 3000 BCE: Upper and Lower Egypt are unified, making Egypt the most powerful state in...  Read More » Why do "made in China" products still have an image of low quality worldwide even through China's R&D spending keeps increasing? Chen Xu 25.8k views Oh dear, because this world needs cheap products, and cheap products suppose to be low-quality, you’ll be a billionaire by defeating this rule! China is now the world factor...  Read More » Is there a recognisable cultural difference in the definition of redhead between the USA and the UK? Clare Celea, British, political moderate, mother of one 367.7k views I agree with you. This is red hair: (Eyes up, gentlemen)... Read More » What was the size and might of the armed forces of the British empire at the height of her power relative to her contemporaneous rivals and peers? Stephen Tempest 48.2k views I'm going to assume that the late 1850s mark the highpoint of British power. That was the period when Britain was able to fight and win wars in Russia, China and India at a...  Read More » What would be the most efficient way to turn Russia, China and others into free countries? Manuel Lagos, International Relations student 14.3k views First of all these two countries have much more freedom than western media portay them and second thing is, what do you call freedom? do you call freedom Russia in the 90’s...  Read More » If the United States suddenly broke into 50 separate states, which states would be considered as having a developed or developing economy? Cooper Gore 94.7k views Sources at the bottom What you're asking about is called balkanization, the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states, and has...  Read More » If someone were to build an artificial island in international waters, could they legally declare it as a sovereign nation? John Burgess, Former US Foreign Service Officer who's been around the block (and the world) a ... 196.2k views It could be done, but it would be a major technical and financial effort. First, you'd have to locate your country-to-be outside of everyone else's 200-mile maritime Exclu... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Choose which emails we send you through Email Settings or Unsubscribe.