Poland lies at 52 00 N and 20 00 E, which places it in the midst of several ancient empires. These empires include the German and Russian/Soviet which overran the country during World War II. One major deficit Poland has is no natural boundary. To the north there is the Baltic Sea. In the Baltic Sea, Poland has three major seaports, Gdynia, Gdansk, and Szczecin. In the east, the border runs along the Bug River which separates the country from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. In the south, there are the tall Tatra Mountains to separate the country from Slovakia and...
lot from it if anything, but it influenced our society a lot.
lot from it if anything, but it influenced our society a lot.
Because of the invasion of Poland by the German's in the late 1930's, World War II begun. This caused much war and conflicts in Europe which in turn indirectly influenced the United States. The United States later entered the war and the Allies group of countries that the United States was part of, won the war. During the war, the national economy was restarted because of the need of wartime supplies. Women now began to be a major part of the workforce, which in the end, benefit
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