Culture of Poland

Introduction The North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact were two defining features of the Cold War, formed early in the period and lasting the entire duration of the Cold War. Both treaties were initially formed with the predominant idea of mutual protection, as evidenced in NATO’s Washington Treaty article five, and the Warsaw Pact’s Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance’s similar article four. These two articles both state that an attack on one of the member…

The pact helped Hitler invade Poland in "1939 when Stalin helped Hitler open up the western doors of Poland to the German invasion, exposing millions of Jews there to the brutality of occupation, ghettoization, eventual deportation to the concentration camps, and systematic murder." When Hitler accomplished one of his…

Sixty-three percent of all Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust, Polish Jews suffering the biggest casualties with a ninety-one percent population loss. The Holocaust was lead by Adolf Hitler and lasted from January 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945. The Holocaust was a tragedy where 11 million people, most of them Jewish, were abducted for work and death based on their political stance, religion, and ethnicity. Back in 1920, Germany was experiencing an economic crisis and Hitler convinced the…

As academics look at events to see the repercussions, what they were really about from the approach of the scholar sometimes they find contradicting ideas about a single event, which allows for further debate. To properly support the idea of the state analysis being the ideal idea for the Treaty of Dunkirk, and for the concentration of Security and Strategy, using the analyses of John Baylis, Cees Wiebes and Bert Zeeman, and Sean Greenwood to support the state analysis and show the different…

things like money or food to help him out as much as possible. Valadek first encounter with the start of the Holocaust is when he was captured as a POW by the Germans and forced into labor camp with little food and basic necessity. After returning to Poland he found everything has changing all Jewish business and homes were taken away and given to the Polish or Germans. Jewish people were disappearing or being killed indiscriminately. This was the beginning of the war where many of the Jews were…

Boleslaw I of Poland was able to rise in power in the early 1000s due to his father Mieszko I, Christianity, and his military prowess. Boleslaw I became the first king of Poland and was born to Mieszko I, the Duke of Poland, and Dobrava of Bohemia. At the time, Poland was under the Holy Roman Empire’s rule, as were neighboring kingdoms such as Bohemia and Hungary. Boleslaw’s father, Mieszko was part of the governing Piast dynasty, who came to power through a coup against the ruler Popiel in the…

Introduction Poland and Russia have had ongoing conflicts with each other throughout periods of history. Many of these conflicts were due to issues pertaining to both territory and religious tensions. Multiple Polish-Soviet wars broke out over the last 500 years, however, in the last 300 years many of the victories were won by Russia (Zawodny 69). The continuous blows to the Polish state weakened Polish forces as well as their economy and led to its eventual partitioning in the 18th century…

spies. At times, Skarbek is even referred to as 'Bond Girl'. While Krystyna Skarbek created a legacy for herself in espionage, her personality, courage and spirit have created a long lasting impact on society. Krystyna Skarbek was born in Warsaw, Poland on May 1st in the year 1917. From an early age Christine preferred the rough and tumble lifestyle (The Elusive Madame G). Her family consisted of her mother, father and and older brother, Andrzej Skarbek. The marriage of her parents was a…

Born January 25, 1913 in Warsaw, Poland, Witold Lutoslawski is one of Poland’s most celebrated composers. The whole of Polish music would not be what it is today if it not were for the passion and dedication of Lutoslawski. The youngest of three sons, Lutoslawski started life at his family’s estate in Drozodowo. Life was good to the family for a time, until, as true for many at the time, World War I interrupted. As German troops invaded Poland, Lutoslawski’s father and uncle, Jozef and Marian,…

Citizens of Poland were searching for a new place to call home and start over throughout the 1900’s, especially early on. As Poland seemed to be showing more and more push factors, America shined bright of potential and hope. Many people would soon take on this land of opportunity and try to build their new life. Evidence shows America’s pull factors and Poland’s bad conditions not only through research, but revealed in the story The Son From America. In the early 1900’s, many people in Poland…