Affiliates Become an affiliate and get more traffic. Partners We are currently seeking partners in various areas. Beginnings of Statehood. Founding of the University of Krakow . 1772 First partition of Poland by Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
Uprisings fail in Germany and Austrian zones.
By 1914, 3.5 million people have left Poland. Poland regains her independence thanks to President Wood row Wilson, Joseph Pilsudski, Ignacy Paderewski and others. Nazi Germany attacks Poland and World War II begins. 1944 Communist party forces proclaim a government tightly allied to the Soviet Union. At Yalta, in February, the Communists win Allied approval to head the future Polish state.