https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4 The 100th anniversary of Polish independence en-us 2018-11-05 16:36:30 UTC 2025-10-22 17:25:49 UTC hello@padlet.com maja_tomaszewska_11 https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300573876 It is a bank holiday in Poland celebrated every year in November to commemorate the regaining of indenpedence by Poland in 1918, which happened after 123 years of the partitions (1795-1918).The celebration was established by an act issued by the National Council on 22 July 1945. It was restored by another act in 1989 - that was a peridd of the system transformation in Poland.]]> 2018-11-05 16:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300573876 maja_tomaszewska_11 https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300576942 In the general history 11 November 1918 is remembered mainly as the date of the end of World War I. However, Poles associate this day, above all, with the moment of the restoration of Poland's sovereignty from the German, Austrian and Russian Empires.]]> 2018-11-05 16:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300576942 maja_tomaszewska_11 https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300583784 From 1795 to 1918 Poland did not officially exist. It was wiped off the maps by Austria, Russia and Germany. The three countries divided the Polish land between themselves and tried, especially Russia and Germany, to prevent Poland from appearing on the maps again.They imposed foreign languages and culture on Poles. All signs and manifestations of Polishness were severely punished and the attempts aiming at regaining independence were bloodily put down.]]> 2018-11-05 16:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300583784 maja_tomaszewska_11 https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300591199 Exactly on the day when the fighting ended, namely on 11 November 1918, Józef Piłsudski assumed authority in Warsaw. Józef Piłsudski was a man who during World War I did his best to reconstruct the Polish state while fighting as head of the legions.]]> 2018-11-05 17:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300591199 maja_tomaszewska_11 https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300599231 Patriotism is an individual and social attitude, meaning attachment and love for your homeland. It concerns the past, the present and the future of your country.]]> 2018-11-05 17:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300599231 maja_tomaszewska_11 https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300655809 Many Polish people lost their lives fighting for Poland. The biggest number fell during the November Uprising in the years 1830-1831 and the January Uprising in the years 1863-1864.]]> 2018-11-05 18:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/300655809 maja_tomaszewska_11 https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/301722350 2018-11-07 18:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maja_tomaszewska_11/flvkffk99xd4/wish/301722350