history
Sources:
History. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2015, from http://www.iceland.is/the-big-picture/people-society/history/
Janzen, O. (2004, August 1). The Norse in the North Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/norse.html
Kieraldo, J. (1987, January 1). History of Iceland, a breif introduction. Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://faculty.ccc.edu/jkieraldo/elderhostel/2000/hist.pdf
Ashliman, D. (2001, February 19). Iceland Accepts Christianity. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/njal100.html
Woolf, A. (2007). From Pictland to Alba 789 to 1070 (p. 347). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
History. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2015, from http://www.iceland.is/the-big-picture/people-society/history/
Janzen, O. (2004, August 1). The Norse in the North Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/norse.html
Kieraldo, J. (1987, January 1). History of Iceland, a breif introduction. Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://faculty.ccc.edu/jkieraldo/elderhostel/2000/hist.pdf
Ashliman, D. (2001, February 19). Iceland Accepts Christianity. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/njal100.html
Woolf, A. (2007). From Pictland to Alba 789 to 1070 (p. 347). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
historical events that shaped modern day Iceland
There are many historical events that shape the way Iceland is today. One major event is when the Icelandic constitution was introduced. It started as the constitution of Kingdom of Denmark, written in 1849, and was established in Iceland in 1874. Iceland was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark from 1814 to 1918. In 1918 Iceland declared independence but kept union with Demark. When World War Two started, U.S. had a destroyer called Kearney off the coast of Iceland. In 1941 a German U-boat torpedo off Iceland at the U.S. destroyer and killed 11 Icelandic people. Because of this the Iceland signed the U.S.-Icelandic defense agreement and U.S. troops stay in Iceland for duration of WWII. U.S. military personnel stayed at the Keflavik base in Iceland and finally left in 2006. The U.S. says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally. One of the great wars of Iceland was with Britain; it was called the Cod War. The Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the United Kingdom and Iceland regarding fishing rights in the North Atlantic. The conflict ended with Iceland's victory in 1976, when the United Kingdom accepted a 200 nautical-mile Icelandic exclusive fishery zone. Following the Cod Wars was the Great Recession in Iceland. This was a major economic and political event in Iceland that involved the collapse of all three of the country's major privately owned commercial banks, following their difficulties in refinancing their short-term debt and a run on deposits in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Relative to the size of its economy, Iceland's systemic banking collapse is the largest experienced by any country in economic history. Luckily Iceland was able to bounce back and now is one of the most economically sound countries in the world.
Sources:
Iceland profile - Timeline. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17386859
Around The World. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/iceland/history-timeline
History. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.iceland.is/the-big-picture/people-society/history/
Ratnikas, A. (1998, January 1). Timeline Iceland. Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.timelines.ws/countries/ICELAND.HTML
Sources:
Iceland profile - Timeline. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17386859
Around The World. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/iceland/history-timeline
History. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.iceland.is/the-big-picture/people-society/history/
Ratnikas, A. (1998, January 1). Timeline Iceland. Retrieved April 14, 2015, from http://www.timelines.ws/countries/ICELAND.HTML