- 1. When was Poland recognized as an independent state after the First World War?
A) 1916
B) 1914
C) 1918
D) 1920
- 2. Which Polish leader played a key role in the creation of an independent Poland in 1918?
A) Lech Wałęsa
B) Józef Piłsudski
C) Pope John Paul II
D) Frederic Chopin
- 3. Which event directly led to the recognition of Poland as an independent state?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Yalta Conference
C) Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
D) Treaty of Trianon
- 4. Which country was instrumental in supporting Poland's independence after WWI?
A) France
B) Germany
C) United Kingdom
D) Russia
- 5. What was the capital of Poland when it regained independence in 1918?
A) Gdansk
B) Lodz
C) Krakow
D) Warsaw
- 6. What was the name of the Polish legislative body established after WWI?
A) Sejm
B) Cortes
C) Duma
D) Riksdag
- 7. Which neighboring country did Poland gain territory from as a result of WWI?
A) Lithuania
B) Germany
C) Austria-Hungary
D) Russia
- 8. What was the primary religion of the majority of people in Poland after independence in 1918?
A) Orthodox Christianity
B) Protestantism
C) Islam
D) Roman Catholicism
- 9. What was the Polish government system after independence in 1918?
A) Monarchy
B) Dictatorship
C) Theocracy
D) Republic
- 10. Which international organization did Poland become a member of after gaining independence?
A) European Union
B) NATO
C) League of Nations
D) United Nations
- 11. What was the official language of the newly independent Poland in 1918?
A) French
B) Polish
C) German
D) Russian
- 12. Who was the Prime Minister of Poland during its first years of independence?
A) Ignacy Jan Paderewski
B) Janusz Jędrzejewicz
C) Wincenty Witos
D) Wojciech Korfanty
- 13. Which political ideology played a significant role in Polish politics after WWI?
A) Fascism
B) Socialism
C) Liberalism
D) Nationalism
- 14. What major conflict arose between Poland and Soviet Russia in 1919-1920?
A) Greater Poland Uprising
B) Danzig Crisis
C) Silesian Uprisings
D) Polish-Soviet War
- 15. Which foreign language was commonly spoken in the highest circles of Polish society at the time of independence in 1918?
A) German
B) English
C) Russian
D) French
- 16. Which country did not recognize Poland's independence after WWI?
A) Italy
B) United Kingdom
C) United States
D) Soviet Union
- 17. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution who sought to spread communism to Poland?
A) Nikolai Bukharin
B) Vladimir Lenin
C) Leon Trotsky
D) Joseph Stalin
- 18. Which region of Poland was a major point of contention with Czechoslovakia after WWI?
A) Podlachia
B) Masovia
C) Cieszyn Silesia
D) Pomerania
- 19. What was the name of the constitutional referendum held in Poland in 1921?
A) July Constitution
B) September Constitution
C) March Constitution
D) May Constitution
- 20. Under the Soviet occupation of eastern Poland in 1939, what was the name given to the area annexed to the USSR?
A) Eastern Lithuania and Latvia
B) Western Belorussia and Western Ukraine
C) Northern Romania and Bulgaria
D) Southern Finland and Estonia
- 21. Which agreement in 1941 between the Soviet and Polish governments allowed for the formation of a Polish army on Soviet soil?
A) Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
B) Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
C) Yalta Conference
D) Potsdam Agreement
- 22. In which year did Poland regain full independence and transition to a democratic system?
A) 1989
B) 1968
C) 1956
D) 1975
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