The Polish Solidarity Party

However, the films also rely on the nostalgia shown for the “revitalization of Polish history”(168). The films gain nostalgia because they are portrayed as “courageous and deeply religious knights” who are “morally and intellectually superior” to those around them(169).This creates a sense of nationalism that boosts the film's success

Historically religion has usually been a large part of civilizations, states, nations, and cultures. In Poland the case is no different; religion has been engraved in the culture and history of Polish people. Since the introduction of Catholicism In Poland has grown largely and more homogenously Catholic. It can be argued that this was manufactured at the end of the Second World War; through the holocaust and forced migrations by the Soviet Union. The significance of Poland’s strong ties to the Catholic Church is that the church plays a large role in the structure of polish society. The Catholic Church has served as a protector and promoter of polish culture during the times Poland vanished off the map, to the struggles for democracy. As Poland fought to rid them of Soviet influence and become a free democratic society with free elections that Catholic Church played a key role in helping the fall of communism in Poland. However from an alternative angle it can be said that art a music movements were also a key fundamental influence in the fall of communism in Poland. Although entirely opposite, both artistic expression and religion were two institutions of culture that both played significant roles in Poland’s rise to freedom. However it is clear from the work of many musicians, poets and

A significant amount of the 17th century was spent in devastation for the nation of Poland. The Ukrainian Cossacks were controlled by the Commonwealth at the height of their success. In 1648, the Cossacks waged war for their independence, with Russia joining the Cossacks in 1654. On another front, Sweden had invaded Poland in 1655 leaving much of the country in ruins (Lambert, n.d.) Within a span of seven years Poland was fighting two different wars with three different countries on its own land. The result of these wars left most of the country’s population dead and a majority of the country in ruins. With a country in ruins and now a weak central government things continued to not fare well for Poland in the 18th century. In 1764, the king of Poland died unexpectedly, leaving Poland again Vulnerable to Russia. Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, saw this as an opportunity to further Russia’s influence in Poland. She intervened to have a former lover Stanislaw Poniatowski be crowned the new king of Poland. By having Poniatowski as king, Catherine could easy manipulate the state of Poland for the benefit of Russia. Poland would again deal with more strife in the coming years. The country would have an uprising in order to regain its country but were quickly defeated leaving parts of Poland divided off between Russia, Prussia and Austria. By 1795, Poland ceased to

later, in 1939, the Nazis invaded Poland and started their persecution of Jews. Kolbe helped out

The Cold War was also a conflict in the 1980s.People were being drafted Ronald Reagan was a big part in the u.s involvement in the cold war he was very humble with this big conflict.

One of Reagan’s main concerns was the Soviet Union. Reagan stated, “The march of freedom and democracy...will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history ...”12 All through his term he worked to collapse the Union, to end the Cold War, and to tear down the Berlin Wall. Margaret Thatcher commented that “Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot”.10 Reagan set up the collapse of the Soviet Union in a couple of ways. First, he put more funds into the U.S. military, forcing the Soviets to do the same.11 second, he was confident that the U.S.S.R was crumbling and failing even when those around him believed that Communism was strong. Third, he was not intimidated by the Soviets and, while he respectfully met and listened to Gorbachev, he was not wavering and was determined. Even though many factors contributed to the fall of Communism, Reagan sped the process up and the Union officially fell apart in

In Poland in the year of 1942 was when Poles first had to start choosing. On September 24th 1942 the City Chief (Mayor) ,Dr. Franke, issued a proclamation restricting the helping of Jew. (Document A) Around this time Jew were also transported to ghettos. Ghettos are largely populated area of only Jews where they rarely got food and it was very unsanitary there. The proclamation restricted any Jew from leaving the ghettos and the punishment was death to them and their families. Non-Jews were not allowed to help them either. Non-Jews were restricted from: providing Jews with shelter, delivering them food, and selling them

In the early 1980s, the American people elected Ronald Reagan as President of the United States of America. Many people claim that Reagan was one of the greatest presidents of all time, while others believe that the country would have been much better off had Reagan never been elected. Regardless of their political preferences, it is undeniable that Ronald Reagan changed the world in the 1980s and his work as president will be forever remembered in the countless books of history. Ronald Reagan ran as a Republican and was the absolute epitome of a conservative. He worked to bring forth the ideal of conservatism in America and successfully captured and isolated that belief in the presidency. As president, Reagan worked to bring the ideal of American exceptionalism back to the country, to set the economy on the right track, and to end the Communist threat that had been present since the end of World War II. For all practical purposes, Ronald Reagan was a president who accomplished more than he set forth to do and did so famously; some would say infamously. Nevertheless, Reagan accomplished more in his eight year presidency than most presidents of the 20th Century. He is widely hailed as the man who ended the Cold War and will forever be remembered as the man who led to the conservative resurgence in America. He was a man of profound ability and charisma and America is better off for having Reagan as the Commander-in-Chief during the latter portion of the 20th

In the year 1980, there was a lot of inflation and unemployment as well as the issue in Iran where extremist Muslims took more than fifty Americans as captives. As a result, the picture portrayed Jimmy Carter as an insecure candidate for president. Ronald Reagan, on the other hand, encouraged the American people to have hope and that our nation was a set example for others. He easily defeated Carter with a whopping 44 million votes and 489 electoral votes to 35.5 million votes and 44 electoral votes. His election to the presidency seemed to be a fresh new start for the U.S.; Reagan invigorated the national defense, cut taxes, and impede the expansion of the government. During his first term, there was the development of weapons and the military in the nation as well as the continuation of the Cold War. In Ronald Reagan’s second term, he created an accord with Mikhail Gorbachev, the head of the USSR. Both nations signed a compromise to eradicate intermediate-range nuclear missiles in 1987 and then the tearing of the Berlin Wall was encouraged.

Ronald Reagan, president of the United States from 1981-1989 changed the face of the world. It was under his tutelage as leader of the Free World that the Communist Party of the Soviet Union lost faith in its own ideology and began to withdraw from the terrible conflicts it had initiated against the West. Reagan accomplished this feat by reviving the military, economic, and ideological strength of America and the Western world and revolting to Soviet intimidation. ( "The Cold War's Magnificent Seven”) President of The United States, Ronald Reagan forced the Soviets to abandon the arms race and ended the Cold War at the bargaining table and not on the battlefield, making the world a safer place for all its citizens. ("Ronald Reagan and the

Ronald Reagan was more than just our nation’s 40th President, he was a remarkable leader. Winning the Governor election by more than 1 million votes, and President of the United States for two terms, America was needing a fearless figure in front of economic, domestic and international threats this nation was experiencing. He brought lower tax rates, negotiated the nuclear arms treaty with the Soviet Union, and influenced the tear down of the Berlin wall and the ending the Cold War without firing a shot. Reagan left Office in 1989 and said, “We meant to change the nation, but instead we changed the world” (cardigan, 1995). Spending his last years with

Along with these rebellions, in the year of 1655, the Swedes invaded Poland, as the Turks ruled Southeast Europe. Then in 1673 a Pole named Jan Sobieski was elected king, bringing us to the large change of territory in the 18th century. “The Poles have not declared war against anybody, and yet three-fourths of the burden of the war have fallen upon them and their country. ”(Hausner 3) The Russian, Prussian and Austrian great powers decided to help themselves to Polish territory.

Term- Democracy- After Poland finally gained independence, their goal was to have a democracy. They ran a democracy until Pilsudski seized power in 1923.

Because most of the Poles are Catholics (95%)the traditional forms of Polish life have grown out of the spirit of Christian Faith. Their high points, in all their wealth and diversity, are marked out by the Church calendar in its yearly cycle. The Catholics’ doctrines have very strong influence on Polish people, their all moral and ethic question are answered by religion, in the circle of Decalogue. In America people generally are more self-creative and more free, to make their own decisions. I think the reason is, because here, in United

Hitler wanted the land of the Polish Corridor back to Germany because it had cut Germany in two and many German people lived there. But Poland refused to give back the lands because it would mean that they would lose the only access they had to the sea. Hitler invaded Poland so he could have back that land and to expand its territories. More land meant more men in the army and more space to oppose the USSR.