Katarzyna Szymańska 2la02
Aggressive neighbours tried to eradicate Poland from the map of Europe. |
This dynasty was dethroned.
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Jozef Pilsudski led to the defeat of Soviet army.
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Years of reign of Saxon dynasty drove the country to the brink of anarchy.
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Liberum Veto allowed any Member of Parliament to prevent an establishment of the law because any resolution had to be passed unanimously.
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German - Soviet non-aggression pact divided Poland into two spheres of influence.
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Polish independence was eventually proclaimed on November 3, 1918.
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The increase in prices of basic consumer goods triggered civil unrest and labour strikes.
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The last heroic attempt to preserve Polish independence was the Kosciuszko uprising. It was finally suppressed in 1794.
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Piast dynasty clashed with each other, with the clergy and nobility.
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The first recorded historical event was the conversion of Poland to Christianity.
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The problem of the childlessness of kings was resolved by transforming Poland from the hereditary monarchy to the elective one.
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The government declared martial law and virtually all Solidarity leaders and many intellectuals associated with it were arrested or detained.
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth severely suffered successive invasions of the Tatars. They depopulated entire swathes of the country by capturing their inhabitants and taking them into captivity.
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Martial law has been lifted.
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Poles have created the underground resistance movement in the country and the government in exile was representing Poland abroad.
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Power struggles among the nobles and elective kings undermined civic values and gradually weakened the authority of a government.
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The Great Depression affected Poland a lot.
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The ruler strengthened the position of the country significantly in both foreign and internal policy.
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The West responded to a martial law by imposing economic sanctions against regime in Poland and against the USSR.
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He was crowned king. |