Poland Factors Flashcards
Russo polish war
Jan 1920
300000 troops invade
Casualties Russo polish war
Polish 212000
Soviet 145000
Ceasefire
October 16th1920
Loose concessions
Drives foreign policy
Treaty of Riga
March 18, 1921,
200,000 square kilometers
National identities in poland 1920s
Ukrainians: Approximately 5 million Ukrainians lived in the territories Poland annexed, particularly in Eastern Galicia and Volhynia.
Belarusians: Around 3.5 million Belarusians lived in the areas of Belarus annexed by Poland.
Jews: The Jewish population was substantial in cities like Lviv (Lwów), with over 100,000 Jews in Lviv alone, contributing to the over 3 million Jews living in Poland at the time, around 10% of the total population.
Katyn forest
Kills 22000 army may 1940
Invade Poland 1944
15th July 1944
Reach Warsaw
July 24th 1944
Radio uprising planned
August 1st 1944
Warsaw uprising defeated
October 2nd
200000 killed
150000 to concentration camp
Salami techniques and rigged elections
Win 394 seats vs polish party 28
Gov in exile arrested
16 members upon returning home
Polish cross crisis
Riot over labour June 1956
56 killed
Invade 3000 troops and 400 tanks
Appease - gomulka to be elected
18th-20th October
October 20th gomulka made leader
Message kruschev will back down
Solidarity
August 1980
How many join
9 million 88%
12 million on 4 day warning strike after beating
1981
Dec 1981 threaten general strike
Dec 1981 Marshall law
1982
October 1982 made illegal
5000 arrested
9 killed
Us aid solidarity
Aided 50 billion a year /free Europe
Still have 7000 members + 500 newspapers
Religion poland
Roman Catholics: Approximately 70% of the population, especially concentrated in the western part of Poland.
Orthodox Christians: Around 10% of the population, mainly in the eastern territories.
Polish revolt
Jan 22nd 1863 - april 11th 1863
80000 killed
Poland under alex 111
75% rural
300 textile factories,
Russian Empire’s GDP grew by around 1-2% per year – 40% exports to russia
