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The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of democracy . The.
- Early Modern 1569–1795
The early modern era of Polish history follows the Late...
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This is a timeline of Polish history, comprising important...
- Poland
Poland, [c] officially the Republic of Poland, [d] is a...
- History of Poland (1939–1945)
History of Poland. The history of Poland from 1939 to 1945...
- History of Poland (1945–1989)
The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of...
- Early Modern 1569–1795
- Formation and Early History
- Conflict with Neighbors
- Constitutional State
- Post-Napoleonic Period
- World War II
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Poland began to form into a country around the middle of the 10th century in the Piast dynasty. In 966, Prince Mieszko Igot himself and the whole Polish nation christened. In the 12th century Poland broke into some smaller states, which were later attacked by Mongol armies in 1241. In 1320 Władysław I became the King of the repaired Poland. His son...
In the 17th century Sweden attacked all of Poland (this was called “the Deluge”). Many wars against the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Cossacks, Transylvania and Brandenburg-Prussia ended with the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. During the following 80 years, the government and natione were weaker, making Poland dependent on Russia. Russian tsars took advant...
In 1791, in an attempt of reform the Sejm of Poland and Lithuania accepted the Constitution of May 3 which was the first modern constitution in Europe and the second (after the United States) on Earth. But that did not help against the partitions of Polandin 1793 and 1795.
Napoleon made another Polish state, “the Duchy of Warsaw”. After the Napoleonic wars, Prussia, Russia, and Austria again split Poland among themselves at the Congress of Vienna. The eastern part was ruled by the Russian tsar.
See also: Polish victims of The Holocaust During World War I all Western Allies agreed to save Poland. Soon after the surrender of Germany in November 1918, Poland became the Second Polish Republic (II Rzeczpospolita Polska). It got its freedom after several military conflicts; the largest was in 1919-1921 Polish-Soviet War. On September 1, 1939, N...
After the Second World War, the Soviet Union put a Communist government in Poland, and the country was named the People's Republic of Poland. In 1989 Solidarity - a political group led by Lech Wałęsa- helped defeat the communist government in Poland.
During the early 1990s the country turned its economy into one of the most solid in Central Europe. There were many improvements in human rights, such as free speech, democracy, etc. In 1991 Poland became a member of the Visegrad Group and joined NATO in 1999 also with the Czech Republic and Hungary. Polish voters then voted to join the European Un...
A History of East Central Europe by Oscar Halecki Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback MachineMar 18, 2024 · Poland. history of Poland, a survey of important events and people in the history of Poland from the time of its foundation as a state. Located at a geographic crossroads in central Europe, Poland has waxed and waned over the centuries, buffeted by the forces of regional history. In the mid-1500s united Poland was Europe’s largest and perhaps ...
