The Second Polish Republic was the Polish state that existed between the two world wars, after Poland regained its independence in the closing stage of the First World War, following more than a century of partition between Russia, Prussia and Austria. Its borders were fixed after several conflicts, including the Polish–Soviet War, and it had large minorities of Ukrainians, Jews, Belarusians and Germans. Józef Piłsudski dominated the country's politics, particularly after the coup of 1926. The republic had a fast-growing economy in some regions but was also marked by poverty and ethnic tensions. It was invaded by Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939, and although its government continued in exile, the state ceased to exist in practice.
Before and after
- from 9 November 1918 to 1 January 1933Weimar Republic
- from 11 November 1918 to 11 September 1939Interwar period
- 11 November 1918Armistice of Compiègne
- from 12 November 1918 to 10 September 1919Republic of German-Austria
- from 16 November 1918 to 5 July 1945Second Polish Republic
- from 18 November 1918 to 1 March 1919Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919
- from 28 November 1918 to 3 January 1920Estonian War of Independence
- from December 1918 to October 1921Franco-Turkish War
- from December 1918 to August 1919Lithuanian–Soviet War
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