Editing Ja, vi elsker dette landet (section)

===Norwegian independence===
In 1905, the [[Union between Sweden and Norway]] was [[Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden|dissolved]] after many years of Norwegian struggle for equality between the two states, as stipulated in the 1815 Act of Union. The unilateral declaration by the Norwegian [[Storting]] of the union's dissolution on 7 June provoked strong Swedish reactions, bringing the two nations to the brink of war in the autumn. In Sweden, pro-war conservatives were opposed by the Social Democrats, whose leaders, [[Hjalmar Branting]] and [[Zeth Höglund]], spoke out for reconciliation and a peaceful settlement with Norway. Swedish socialists sang "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" to support the Norwegian people's right to secede from the union.