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Poland
Poland is a country in Central Europe bordered by Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine to the east and Germany to the west. It has a total area of 120,696.41 sq mi and an estimated population of 38.19 million as of 2010.
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Which nation did Lech Walesa lead the Solidarity movement?
he was one of my vocab for chapter 15 section 5Type your answer here...
Which powers participated in the partioning of Poland in the late eighteenth century?
There were three paritions: in 1772, 1793 and 1795. With the last one, Poland as the independent state ceased to exist. The powers that participated in partitioning were: Russian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia and Austria (Austria did not participate in the Second Partition in 1793). Actually, Russia played the most important role in the partioning.
What are some polish holidays?
Poles are seen as a nation of fun lovers who enjoy festivities, traditions and centuries-old customs. The most ancient rituals, especially those dating back to pagan times, have long lost their magical character, becoming a colourful vestige of the past and a form of amusement ...more
In Poland all weekends and festivals are free of work.
On Sundays and holidays, including those that take place on Sunday, offices do not operate and there is a trade prohibition. Sometimes there is also a possibility of a so-called long weekend when the holidays occur on weekdays in the vicinity of weekends. Polish people take a day or two off and thanks to that they have more days to relax.
In the year 2010:
01 January (Saturday) New Year
04 April (Sunday) Easter
05 April (Monday) Easter Monday
01 May (Saturday) International Workers' Day
03 May (Tuesday) May-3rd-Constitution Day
23 May (Monday) Pentecost
03 June (Thursday) - Corpus Christi
15 August (Sunday) - Assumption of Mary
01 November (Monday) - All Saints
11 November (Thursday) - Polish Independence Day
25 December (Saturday) - Christmas (1st day)
26 December (Sunday) - Christmas (2nd day)
Bank Holidays in 2011
Polish holidays:
National 3rd of May Holiday
The 15th of August Holiday
November 11, Polish Independence Day
Why did Poland and Hungary revolt against the USSR?
The leaders in Poland and Hungary both wished to follow a different path to socialism.
What does the Polish language look like?
Here is a sample of written Polish:
Zagłada Żydów na ziemiach polskich podczas okupacji niemieckiej był częścią niemieckiego planu eksterminacji Żydów. Ofiarami byli Żydzi polscy, a także inni, ginący w niemieckich obozach śmierci zbudowanych na okupowanych terenach polskich.
Pośród ofiar Holokaustu polscy Żydzi stanowili największą grupę. Liczyła ona około 3 miliony osób. Zostali zamordowani w niemieckich nazistowskich obozach zagłady, w Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblince, Majdanku, Bełżcu, Sobiborze, Chełmnie lub zmarli z głodu w gettach. Wielu zginęło na skutek działalności na Wschodzie hitlerowskich szwadronów śmierci, Einsatzgruppen.
Niektóre z masakr były tylko inspirowane przez Niemców, a przeprowadzane z pomocą, lub nawet przez samych Polaków. Przykładem może być tutaj pogrom w Jedwabnem, podczas którego zginęło (według późniejszych ustaleń IPN) co najmniej 340 Żydów. Przykładem morderstwa z inicjatywy Polaków jest zbrodnia w Lesie Siekierzyńskim dokonana w sierpniu 1944 przez żołnierzy z oddziału Armii Krajowej.
Istota polskiego udziału w masakrach Żydów w czasie wojny do dziś pozostaje przedmiotem kontrowersji, choć Instytut Pamięci Narodowej przedstawił dowody na istnienie zajść podobnych do jedwabieńskich w wielu innych miejscowościach regionu. Jako powód takiego zachowania wymienia się antysemityzm, chęć odwetu na Żydach wspierających komunistów lub też zwykłą chciwość.
Niemcy utworzyli wiele gett, w których skupiano Żydów z całych okupowanych terenów. Największe były getto w Warszawie (w którym przebywało ok. 460 tys. osób w 1941 r., 380 tys. w 1942 r.), a także getto w Łodzi (gdzie znajdowało się ok. 160 tys. Żydów). Inne polskie miasta, w których powstawały duże getta to m.in. Białystok, Częstochowa, Kielce, Kraków, Lublin, Lwów, Radom i Wilno. Ewenementem na skalę krajową było otwarte getto w Szydłowcu.
Warszawskie getto zostało założone przez generalnego gubernatora Hansa Franka 16 października 1940. W tym czasie 450 tys. Żydów skupionych w getcie stanowiło ok. 30% populacji Warszawy, podczas gdy zajmowało ono tylko ok. 2,4% powierzchni miasta. 16 listopada wybudowano wysoki mur, ostatecznie odgradzając je od reszty świata. W ciągu następnego półtora roku do getta przywożono Żydów z mniejszych miast i wsi. Jednak liczba w ten sposób uwięzionych pozostawała ta sama, gdyż wielu umierało z powodu głodu i chorób zakaźnych, zwłaszcza tyfusu. Średnie racje żywieniowe w 1941 dla Żydów w Warszawie wynosiły 253 kcal, 669 kcal dla Polaków, podczas gdy dla Niemców – 2613 kcal.
15 października 1941 gubernator Hans Frank wydał rozporządzenie zabraniające Żydom opuszczania wyznaczonych dla nich dzielnic pod groźbą kary śmierci.
22 lipca 1942 rozpoczęła się masowa deportacja, w czasie następnych 52 dni (do 12 września 1942), około 300 tys. osób zostało przewiezionych pociągami do obozu zagłady w Treblince. Deportacja została przeprowadzona przez 50 niemieckich żołnierzy SS, 200 łotewskich żołnierzy z batalionów Schutzmannschaften, 200 ukraińskich policjantów i 2500 członków Żydowskiej Policji Getta. W zamian za współpracę, nietykalność zagwarantowano pracownikom Judenratu, jak również funkcjonariuszom Żydowskiej Policji i ich rodzinom. Okazało się jednak, że gwarancje te działały tylko przez krótki czas.
Why was Germany able to over take Poland?
Poland suffered enough being positioned between russia and germany. Right after they got their independence in 1918 after 120 years of Russian-austrian and german division, they were attacked by russia in 1920. Up to 1930 the goverment fought wars againts lithuania and ukraine for borders and 1930 was the world crisis. 9 years later hitler attacked Poland and 2 weeks later Russia did too. Poland just could not resist continuous invasions and wars.
What kind of economic system does Poland have?
Capitalist: class ownership, wages system, production for sale.
Why did France and Britain not get involved when Hitler invaded Poland?
When the map of Europe was redrawn at the end of WWI the border between Russia and Poland was known as the "Curzon line" after the British foreign secretary who negotiated the settlement.However the countries were involved in a short conflict after the war had ended which resulted in the Polish conquest of Russian territory.The Red Army when it advanced into Poland in 1940 only advanced as far as the Curzon line which marked the former boundary between the two countries and therefore only reclaimed what was rightfully Russian territory rather than conquering sovereign Polish territory and thereby avoided a confrontation with Britain and France.
How do Poland celebrate Christmas?
Polish people celebrate Christmas and open their presents on Christmas eve. St. Nicholas gives children some small gifts on December 6. However the baby Jesus and his angels bring gifts on Christmas Eve but some areas have the Starman delivering gifts. During Advent, Poles generally do not have parties during Advent but Christmas lasts much longer than one day.
When did the Invasion of Poland happen?
The invasion of Poland was Hitler's plan to regain lost territory in Poland. Germany lost its territory after losing World War 1. Hitler was slowly and peacefully gaining territory in Czechoslovakia, but he knew he would have to fight to get Poland. He also used his Soviet allies (which he later betrays) to invade from the East while Germany attacks from the West. Poland was divided between the two countries.
Which country attacked Poland at the beginning of world war 2?
Both Germany and the USSR invaded Poland in September of 1939, dividing it between themselves after Polish resistance collapsed in a little under a month.
Why didn't the league of nations stop Hitler from invading Poland?
Because it didn't have the power to. The League of Nations was a noble attempt set up after the "war to end all wars" (WWI) as a forum for countries to discuss any disagreements. Hitler took Germany out of the League in 1933. Unlike the UN, it had no mandate to provide a peace-keeping force, and therefore did not have the physical capacity to prevent Hitler's invasion of Poland.
The League could also not prevent the Soviet Union from invading Poland from the East. Based on the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact's secret deal, the Soviet Union would take the eastern half of Poland, while Germany took the western half.
How did Poland get involved in World War 2?
Poland was the first country to be invaded by Hitler's army. It was overun in about 3 weeks with tht use of blitzkrieg tactics.
Germany and Russia both attacked Poland at the same time(at that time, Germany had a pact with Russia). Poland fought bravely but they were no match as the Germans advanced from the west and the Russians from the east. After the fall of Poland, some fled to other countries and the prisoners of war were moved to Russia and Germany. Then Germany broke their pact with Russia and invaded them. The British were desperate for manpower as the US had not joined the Allies and they were fighting the Battle of Britain and the North African campaign. British negotiated with Russia for the release of the Polish prisoners so they could be used to fight the Germans. On July 30, 1941, the leader of the Polish Government in exile, General Wladyslaw Sikorski reached an agreement with the Russian government to allow the Polish prisoners of war to be released.
In April 1942, Russia released 26,000 Polish veterans that organized the first two Polish divisions in Uzbekistan. The Poles were moved to Iraq for further training and equipping. By August 1942, an additional 44,000 soldiers and 26,000 civilians joined them. The training ended in June 1943. At the Quebec conference in August, Rooservelt & Churchill decided to send the Polish Corps to Italy. Prior to arriving in Italy, the Polish II Corps totaled 45,000 men.
The Polish troops fought bravely in Italy and at the battle of Monte Cassino. They continued to fight in Italy throughout 1944 and 1945 under the command of the British 8th Army, expecting that they would regain their homeland after the final victory. However, after the war, Poland was placed under the control of the Soviet Union.
Some of the Polish prisoners held by the Germans were allowed to fight in the German army. There were a few examples of Polish soldiers who served under the flag of Poland, then Germany, then Britain.
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At the beginning of WW2, Poland was independent for only 20 years, after regaining independency after 125 years of being partitioned, not enough to prepare for the war. Within days Poland was attacked by both Germany from the West and Soviets from the East. still at the begining of WW2, Poland had a larger army than ...US although US had a fleet.
The scientist from Poland who isolated polonium was?
Marie Curie (from Poland) and Pierre Curie (from France) in 1898.
What did people do for fun in Poland in the 1940's?
Not much. Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1940-45 and then by Soviet Russia.
What part of Poland was the largest and most efficient death camp?
I don't know where Auschwitz-Birkenau was located, but the word I just bolded was the largest and most efficient death camp existing out of all the others in Hitler's Europe. This camp is located in Poland though.
What kind of money use in Poland?
The money that is currently used is the złoty. 5 złoty are roughly one pound.
There are plans for Poland to join the Euro Zone by 2012, but this might happen as late as 2015.
