JWST327 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Politburo Of The Communist Party Of The Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, Polish Underground State

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JWST327
• Professor: Polly Zavadivker

Document Summary

As a result of the war, the country suffered an unprecedented demographic catastrophe. It lost its minorities jews in the holocaust, and ukrainians and germans following border shifts and population movements after the war (pg. Around 5 million polish citizens died during wwii, including 3 million jews. Virtually every family in poland was victimized in one way or another, and many catastrophically (pg. Less than 10% of polish jews survived wwii (pg. 4) and the ones who did survived mainly due to repressive efforts of the soviet (pg. Polish society confronted the horrors of the soviet and nazi occupations with heroism and resilience (pg. One could have expected that such a remarkable collective achievement would provide a good foundation for postwar reconstruction. Poland was liberated by the red army in 1944-1945: veterans of the home army had to hide their past, if they were found to be veterans, they risked arrest, internment, censure, or humiliation (pg.