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    Presentation on Polish history

    Kom verder. Saxion.

    Gijs Theunissen

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    Lets start with a

    QUIZ
    To see what you know already about some important figures born in Poland

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    Today:
    1. Short general historical review of Polish history. How to make history into an experience for visitors? 2. Modern history and regional sensitivities

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    Polish paranoia?

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    1. Creation of the Polish State: Slavonic folklore

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    The Legend of Lech: the father of all Poles

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    966: Mieszko I Catholic baptism

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    A young and fragile state vulnerable to attacks

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    2. Casemir the Great: the last king of the Piast dynasty


    He found a Poland built in wood and left it built in stone

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    3. Hanseatic League

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    4. Teutonic knights

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    Malbork Castle

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    Reenactments, but also games

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    5. Poland's Golden Age

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    Nicolas Copernicus

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    6. Jan III Sobieski defeats Ottomans near Vienna

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    Partitions of Poland

    Second and third partition in 1793 and 1795 1772: 1st partition of Poland Between Russia, Prussia and Austria

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    1795 -1918

    Several uprisings Poland famous for science and art - Marie Curie - Chopin

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    Second Polish Republic


    After WOI: Polish independence MolitovRibbentrop: Russian German nonaggresion pact

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    World War II
    September 1 1939 German invasion, little later Russian invasion Warsaw uprisings 1943, 1944 Auschwitz

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    Under Communism
    Yalta and Potsdam: Iron Curtain Under communist repression 1978 a new Pope is elected 1981, Solidarity movement 1989, Fall of Berlin Wall

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    Third Polish republic (1989 - present)


    1999 NATO member 1 may 2004: Poland joines E.U. 2008 onwards: Economical growth despite global economical crisis

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    Which well-known period in European history is missing?

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    Conclusions on the popular use of history:


    Scale (personal/regional/national/ continental/global) Type (daily life/ political/social/militaristic) Perspective Whos history (Ethnic, religious, nationalistic differences)

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    Good example of popular historic sensation

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    2. Modern history and regional sensitivities

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    Changing Polish territory

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    Situation after World War II


    6 million Poles perished Jewish minority wiped out in Poland Boundary shift westward Millions of refugees

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    Ostpolitik
    1970 Treaty of Warsaw Glasnost and Perestroika What about the German minorities in West Poland?

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    After 1989
    - Common interests - German Revisionism (Bund der Vertriebene) and mixes Polish reactions

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    Thank you for your attention!


    Questions?

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    Further reading
    Normen Davies, Heart of Europe: a short history of Poland. Johan de Boose, Alle dromen van de wereld.

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