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- As a result of the Silesian Wars, the region was annexed by the German state of Prussia from Austria in 1742.
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After World War I, Lower Silesia, having by far a German majority, remained with Germany while Upper Silesia, after a series of insurrections by the Polish inhabitants, was split. Part joined the Second Polish Republic and was administered as the Silesian Voivodeship.
Soon afterwards, the eastern part of Upper Silesia (with a majority of ethnic Poles) came under Polish rule as the Silesian Voivodeship, while the mostly German-speaking western part remained part of the Weimar Republic as the newly established Upper Silesia Province.
There were a number of key events in the Upper Silesia crisis: In 1921 a plebiscite was organised by the League to decide whether Upper Silesia would become German or Polish territory. Britain and France sent troops to ensure the vote was democratic.
- The League became involved when there was a dispute between Germany and Poland in 1921 over Upper Silesia.
- Upper Silesia was an industrial area on the border between Germany and Poland.
- Poland and Germany disputed the territory in 1921. Upper Silesia was awarded to Poland in the Treaty of Versailles , but most of the region's...
- Upper Silesia was disputed by Poland and Germany for a number of reasons including: ❖...
- The League's actions included a plebiscite , investigations, consultation and measures to help improve the economic outlook of Poland and Germany.
- Both sides accepted the arrangements the League made regarding Upper Silesia, but they ended in 1925 and relations between Poland and Germany deter...
- The dispute is a significant case study of success for the League. Both countries protested but were willing to accept the League's judgement, an...
The Silesian Wars (German: Schlesische Kriege) were three wars fought in the mid-18th century between Prussia (under King Frederick the Great) and Habsburg Austria (under Empress Maria Theresa) for control of the Central European region of Silesia (now in south-western Poland).
- 16 December 1740-15 February 1763
- Prussian victory
- Central Europe
May 3, 2024 · Nazi Germany reacquired Upper Silesia with its conquest of Poland in 1939. The Germans killed or deported many educated Silesian Poles during World War II and filled the area with German settlers. But German-held Silesia was overrun in early 1945 by the Soviet Red Army .
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 14, 2014 · At the beginning of the Second World War Upper Silesia was immediately annexed by the Nazis to the Third Reich and the extermination of the Polish population took place. After the war the German inhabitants were expelled, with Poland shifting westwards in 1945.
May 14, 2021 · Posted by RTH Real Time History on May 14, 2021. It’s May 1921, and trouble is brewing once again in the border region of Upper Silesia. Most Silesians have voted to remain in Germany rather than join Poland – but now, it’s civil war: https://youtu.be/HwDAorQnd4U.
