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40 Cards in this Set
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Who is Kazimierz Pulaski?
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Polish hero, who led the rebellion against Russia. He was exiled.
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Who is Tadeusz Koscuiszko?
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Exiled Polish Hero.
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Who is Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz?
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Poet, Playwrite, statesman. Wrote frist Biography of George Washington.
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What is Panna Maria, Texas
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The first Polish settlement. They were offered land and jobs for a cheap price, but were ripped off.
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Who is Father Leopold Moczygemba?
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Founder of Panna Maria.
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Who is Adam Mickiewicz?
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Greatest polish Romantic poet- encountered Morse [of Morse Code].
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Who is Henryk Sienkiewiecz?
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Nobel-prize winning novelist.
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Who is Ignace Paderewski?
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Musician and politician [Pianist, became president of free Poland]
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Who is a Pole, a Polanie, and what is Polska?
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A Polish person, a polish field worker, and Poland.
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What is Polonia?
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Poland.
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Who is Leon Czolgosz?
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He assassinated Mckinley in 1901
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Who is Leopold Stokowski?
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Famous conductor of the Philly orchestra [famous for fantasia].
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Who is Roman Polanski?
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Famous film producer.
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Who is Edmund Muskie?
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Us politician, gov of maine, senator, and, secretary of State.
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Who is Zbigniew Brzezinski?
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Political scientist and national security advisor to Jimmy Carter.
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Who is Czeslaw Milosz?
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Nobel prize winning poet.
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Who is Wieslaw Kuniczak?
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novelist.
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Who is General Jaruzelski?
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Prime minister of Poland 1981-85, President 1989-1990. Communist party boss.
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Who is Lech Walesa?
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human rights activist, founder of solidarity, President of Poland 1990-1995
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What is Solidarity?
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Polish non-gvmt. trade union, fought against Soviet oppression.
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What are the four waves of immigration?
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1. The Colonial Period
2. The 19th Century 3. The early 20th century 4. The 1930s and current wave |
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Who are Marranos?
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The Jews of Spain and Portugal who adopted Christianity, but only as protection from Inquisition.
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Who are the Sephardic Jews?
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Jews who's history is Spain and Portugal who speak Ladino.
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What is Ladino?
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A surviving form of Medieval Spanish.
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Who are the Ashkenazi Jew?
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Jews who's history is traced to Central and Eastern Europe who speak yiddish.
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What is yiddish?
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A surviving form of Medieval german with parts of Hebrew, Aramaic, and the Host language.
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Who was the Governor of NY when the Jews started arriving?
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Peter Styvasan
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Who was David ben Gurion
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founding father of Israel.
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Who are Nachman Syrkin and Ber Borochov?
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Leaders of Socialist Zionism.
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Who is Emanuel Noah?
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The most influential Jew.
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Who is Varian Fry?
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Rescued the high profile Jews from the Nazi.
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Who is Louis the Fourthteenth?
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Attached the Palinate region after 30 yrs. war.
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Who is William Rittenhouse?
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Started the first paper mill in Amerika.
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Who is Christopher Saur?
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Created first religious journal in Amerika, and first German Newspaper.
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Who is Carl Schurz?
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A 48er who was one of the most influential German politicians. He served under Lincoln.
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What is the Collegium Musicm?
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The musical German society.
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Where is the Ephrata Cloister?
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In PA, it's the earliest religious communities.
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Who are the Forty-Eighters?
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Germans who participated in the revolution of 1948- most fled to America after failing HORRIBLY. 8O
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Who are the Know-Nothings?
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They are the natives who hated immigrants.
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What is the importance of the Palatinate region?
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During the 30 years war, many Germans emmigrated to the USofA.
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