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How are the Polish different to their neighbours? The Borders of Poland are 3582 km long. The neighbours of Poland are Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, Baltic sea. The way the Polish are different to their neighbours is that they speak a different language, they have a different religion and have been a Catholic nation for over 1000 years. What original traditions do they still live by? Polish people still live by the religion which is Catholic. They have strong family values. Food is very important to the Poles, and sharing a family meal is often about celebrating and getting some time together.
 * Line of Enquiry 1: Through out time humans have formed societies.**

How Have the Politics Changed? Poland ‘s borders have changed many times over the centuries as people have battled over it. media type="file" key="poland maps1.mov" width="810" height="810" Its borders right now were set after World War 2 ended in 1945. Poland’s first civilization dates back to about 2000 B.C., but it wasn’t until A.D. 966 that the regions tribes became united under the Slavic chief Mieszko, first prince of Polska. In the late 1500s, Poland and Lithuania joined together and formed a large, powerful commonwealth with elected kings. By the late 1700s however, Poland had been weakened by a series of wars with its neighbours. In 1795, it was conquered and divided up among Russia, Prussia (now Germany) and Austria. Poland ceased to exist as country for 123 years. So Poland had no political system of its own, it was ruled by other countries. In 1918 after World War 1 Poland was restored as a county. But just 21 years later Germany and the Soviet Union attacked.



They planned to divide Poland up between them. The invasion of Poland was the start of World War 2. At the end of World War 2, the x Union occupied and ruled Poland for the next 45 years. The Poles did not want this. In 1980, Polish workers began protesting Communist rule under the union banner, Soilidarity.

In 1989, after nearly ten years of fighting between the government and Solidarity, democratic elections were held and the country renamed the Republic of Poland. In 1990, the Polish communist Party was dissolved.