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7. Eastern Europe, 19452000 | |
a. Poland | |
1945, April 21 | |
The Soviet government and a Polish provisional government set up in Moscow agreed on a 20-year treaty of mutual aid. | 1 |
June 12 | |
The British and French, who favored the Polish government in exile in London, persuaded the USSR to agree to a tripartite commission that would aid in the organization of a Polish government. | 2 |
At the Yalta Conference, Poland's eastern territories were reduced approximately to the Curzon line of 1919, while its western border, pending a final peace settlement, was extended to the Oder-Neisse line in eastern Germany. The leadership of postwar Poland was claimed by two rival groups, the Soviet-sponsored provisional government at Lublin, and the Polish government in exile in London. | 3 |
June 28 | |
After lengthy negotiations, a government of national unity was formed, under Socialist premier Eduard Osobka-Morawski of the Lublin administration. It was recognized by the Western powers, though its leanings turned out to be decidedly pro-Soviet. For this reason, many Polish citizens who, as displaced persons or members of Poland's armed forces, were still in Western Europe refused to be repatriated. | 4 |
The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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