The Polish Republic

Revolution of 1905-1907
Before 1907 Poland was part of the Russian Empire but in the same year, a revolution occurred. With the support of Germany and Austria, Russian rule in Poland ended. The government led by Roman Dmowski began the derusification. The Russian language was no longer taught in schools. The books were published in Polish and Russian officials were removed from the government.

Resumption of foreign relation
Between 1912 and 1921 many European powers wanted to influence the newly created country. The most actively engaged powers were France and Germany. France invested mostly in the military. With the help of France, the Polish army began to use one of the most modern weaponry in the region. France wanted to start an anti-german alliance. Meanwhile, Germany invested mostly in industry. Many factories and mines were created, mainly in central Poland. Germany wanted a buffer state against Russia. Apart from Germany and France, Austria and Russia also wanted to invest. Austria invested in Agriculture, but the investment failed, because of Austria's debts. The Russian investments were rejected by Polish Government.

Politics
Poland is an unitary parlamentary republic. Poland's legislative assembly is a unicameral parliament called the Sejm. President is the head of state and has executive power.

The Sejm
The Sejm has 460 members. The parliamentary elections are occurring every 5 years. The most popular party is ND(Polish: Narodowa Demokracja, English: National Democracy), which has 259 seats(56,3%). The second most popular party is PPS(Polish: Polska Partia Socjalistyczna, English: Polish Socialist Party), which has 166 seats(36,1%). The last party in the Sejm is PSL(Polish: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, English: Polish People's Party) which has 35 seats(7,6%).

International Relations
Germany - One of the main allies of Poland and the main trade partner. Germany is the main trade partner of Poland, because of its access to the Baltic Sea. Many Poles are working in Germany, because of better payouts.

France - One of the main allies of Poland. The Polish military's main supplier. France often sends officers to train Polish troops and supports Poland in negotiations with other great powers.

Russia - The main enemy of Poland. The Polish people hate Russia, because of decades of brutal ruling over the country. A lot of Polish people live in Western Russia, more specifically in Ukraine and Belarus. These people are often sent to work in mines and forests in cold Siberia.

Austria - The second greatest enemy of Poland, but because of the incompetence of the Austrian Army, Austria isn't taken as a serious threat. Between 1909 and 1912 Polish peasants tried to prepare an uprising, but they failed miserably. Most of them were imprisoned or executed.