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==Polish People's Republic==
==Polish People's Republic==
In 1945, Poland was forced by the [[Big Three]] powers at the [[Potsdam conference]] to give up its eastern territories to [[Ukraine]] and [[Lithuania]], in exchange for Germany's eastern territories of Pomerania and [[Silesia]]. Poland's former territories, including the cities of [[Lvov]] and [[Vilnius]] were incorporated and annexed under an agreement by the Communist rulers of Poland, Ukraine, and Lithuania. Poland ended up losing its eastern territories which comprised half of the country and a sizable portion of the population.
[[File:Galicia.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The former Austrian Galicia province.]]
[[File:Galicia.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The former Austrian Galicia province.]]
In October 1956, after the 20th ("[[De-Stalinization]]") Soviet Party Congress in Moscow and riots by workers in Poznan, there was a shakeup in the communist regime. While retaining most traditional communist economic and social aims, the regime of First Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka liberalized Polish internal life.
In October 1956, after the 20th ("[[De-Stalinization]]") Soviet Party Congress in Moscow and riots by workers in Poznan, there was a shakeup in the communist regime. While retaining most traditional communist economic and social aims, the regime of First Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka liberalized Polish internal life.