THE PRUSSIAN PARTITION AREA AT THE TURN OF EPOCHS

• Authors: Trzeciakowski L.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The specific situation in the Prussian partition area on the eve of the WW I differed considerably from the one prevailing in the Russian and Austrian partitions. The territories in question were inhabited by a Polish and German population, with the Poles constituting about 46% of all residents. Prussia treated the appropriated lands as a guarantee of its position as a power, and thus aimed at their complete integration with the monarchy. This purpose was supposed to be attained by a Germanisation campaign and colonisation. The Polish community effectively opposed this policy by creating a system of various organisations, from economic to cultural. After the outbreak of the war the authorities, fearing an an-mobilisation campaign , interned a large group of Polish activists. The mobilisation, however, was undisturbed. The Poles adopted a realistic attitude, well aware of the fact that any form of resistance would end tragically. The political arena witnessed a complex game played by the authorities and Polish politicians. The Polish politicians who enjoyed authority, created an Inter-Party Circle, whose aim was to oppose all forms of cooperation with the Central Powers; great hopes for a change of circumstances that would prove more beneficial for Poland, were attached to attempts at establishing contacts with France and the United Kingdom.

Keywords

EN

COLONISATION; GERMANISATION; PRUSSIAN PARTITION AREA

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla PAN w Warszawie
• Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
• Year: 2004
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 79-94
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Trzeciakowski L.

• L. Trzeciakowski, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Instytut Historii, ul. Sw. Marcin 78, 61-809 Poznan, Poland.

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

04PLAAAA0027615