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History of Poland 🇵🇱

Odpowiedz sobie na te pytania dotyczące historii Polski.
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Last updated: January 3, 2024
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First submittedNovember 28, 2023
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First leader of the Poles who converted to Christianity
Mieszko I
First King of Poland, son of the above
Bolesław I the Brave
This Polish king of the early 12th century divided Poland between his sons
Bolesław II
Duke Konrad I of Masovia invited this religious order to Poland
Teutonic Order
This Polish king of the early 14th century reunified Poland
Władysław I
This Polish king, son of the above, expanded Polish territory
Casimir III the Great
1454-1466 war in which the Polish crushed the mentioned religious order
Thirteen Years' War
Polish astronomer who theorized the heliocentric theory
Nicolaus Copernicus
Poland entered into union with Lithuania under this queen
Jadwiga
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was established under this 1569 union
Union of Lublin
16th to 18th century period during which Poland was liberal and tolerant
Złoty Wiek
This soldier-king led the Winged Hussars to victory at the 1683 Battle of Vienna
Jan III Sobieski
This country invaded Poland-Lithuania in 1701
Sweden
These countries partitioned Poland from 1772 to 1795 (in alphabetical order)
Austria
Prussia
Russia
National hero who fought for American and Polish independence
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Founder of Polish legions in Italy, mentioned in the Polish national anthem
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Polish female scientist who discovered Radium and Polonium
Marie Skłodowska Curie
The Second Polish Republic was established in 1919 after this war
World War I
First Chief of State and leader of Polish troops in the above war
Józef Piłsudski
Poland was invaded by this country in 1919 and again in 1939
Soviet Russia / USSR
Poland was split between Nazi Germany and the above in this pact
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Mass execution of Polish army officers by the above country in 1940
Katyn Massacre
The Polish People's Republic was established in 1945 under this ideology
Communism
1956 uprising of Polish workers
Poznań Riots
Year of protests in northern Poland due to increase in food prices
1970
Polish cardinal who became Pope John Paul II in 1978
Karol Wojtyła
Polish trade union that campaigned for social reformation
Solidarity
Leader of the above union, first president of the Republic of Poland
Lech Wałęsa
4 Comments
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Level 28
Nov 28, 2023
should accpet world war one(
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Level 68
Nov 28, 2023
Thank you, accepted! Wrong for me to think World War I (WWI) is the only conventional spelling : )
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Level 46
Jan 2, 2024
More likely złoty wiek or Golden age than złota wolność
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Level 68
Jan 3, 2024
True. My mistake.