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The Greater Poland uprising of 1918–1919, or Wielkopolska uprising of 1918–1919 ( Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1918–1919 roku; German: Großpolnischer Aufstand) or Posnanian War was a military insurrection of Poles in the Greater Poland region (German: Grand Duchy of Posen or Provinz Posen) against German rule.
- 27 December 1918 – 28 June 1919, (6 months and 1 day)
- Greater Poland region
- Insurgent victory
The Treaty of Riga was signed in Riga, Latvia, on 18 March 1921 between Poland on one side and Soviet Russia (acting also on behalf of Soviet Belarus) and Soviet Ukraine on the other, ending the Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921). [2] The chief negotiators of the peace were Jan Dąbski for the Polish side [3] and Adolph Joffe for the Soviet side.
- 17 September 1939
- 18 March 1921
- 15 April 1921 14 April 1921, 17 April 1921
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The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was a treaty signed during 1922 among the major Allies of World War I, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction. It was negotiated at the Washington Naval Conference in Washington, D.C. from November 1921 to February 1922 and signed by the governments ...
- August 17, 1923
- February 6, 1922
Poland. Soviet Union. Treaty of Riga, (1921) treaty between Poland and Russia signed in Riga, Latvia, that ended the Russo-Polish War of 1919–20 and set their mutual border. The treaty, which gave Poland parts of Belorussia (now Belarus) and Ukraine, lasted until World War II, after which a new treaty established a new border.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Events. The Treaty of Riga was signed by Poland and the Soviet state on 18 March 1921 and was preceded by a preliminary treaty of 12 October 1920. It ended the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920 and was a crucial factor in establishing peace in Eastern Europe following the Great War. It established the Polish-Soviet border, known as the Riga border ...
The Peace of Riga, also known as the Treaty of Riga , was signed in Riga on 18 March 1921, by Poland, Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine. The treaty ended the Polish–Soviet War. The Soviet–Polish borders established by the treaty remained in force until World War II. They were later redrawn during the Tehran Conference, Yalta Conference and Potsdam Conference.
The Poles rose up in insurrection in 1794, 1806, 1830, 1846, 1848, and 1863. Most of these uprisings had international repercussions. Indeed, the great powers found themselves repeatedly confronted with the Polish question, and although at times they tried to ignore it, at others they were forced to seek at least a partial solution.
