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Partition of Poland
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The Partitions
- Three territory divisions of Poland
- Torn apart because of Russia, Prussia, and Austria
- Russia was growing in power at that time.
- Afraid of Russia, Austria shifted the direction of Russia’s expansion from the Turkish provinces to Poland
Poland at it's Greatest
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – it was established officially with the Union of Lublin in 1569
- One of the largest and most populated states in Europe
- Sadly torn apart and weakened by wars
Second partition
Third Partition
The Third Partition
- 2 Polish officers started a national uprising
- Prussia and Russia interfered to stop the rebels;
- Poland lost once again and what remained was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria
- That was the end of Poland
- Russia got Courland, all Lithuanian land east of the Neman river, and the remainder of the Volhynian Ukraine
- Prussia incorporated the rest of Mazovia + Warsaw and a piece of the Lithuanian land west of the Neman river
- Austria acquired the rest of Little Poland:
2 Polish officers started a national uprising
Prussia and Russia interfered to stop the rebels;
Poland lost again and what remained was devided between Russia Prussia and Austria
That was the end of Poland
- Because of the great lost Poland wanted to sign a treaty with Prussia hoping they would have an ally until they reform
- Russia didn't want Poland to reform so they attacked in 1792
- Prussia abandons Poland and Poland ones again suffers a great lost.
- Frederick the Great demanded compensations from the Russian empress
- The Commonwealth lost more than half of its territory
The First Partition – 1769-1772
- Warsaw was threatened by Russia Prussia and Austria
- Poland was forced to sign a treaty loosing 1/3 of its territory
- Prussia- takes the smallest portion but it was strategically important as it cut off Poland from the sea, seizing control of 80% of Poland foreign trade.
- Russia – get the largest, but least economically important territory
- Austria – the territory with the most people.
Partition of Poland
- "Poland - The Three Partitions, 1764-95." Poland - The Three Partitions, 1764-95. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. <http://countrystudies.us/poland/11.htm>.
- n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. <http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/poland-partitions-of.html>.
- "Partitions of Poland | Polish History." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/466910/Partitions-of-Poland>.
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