Before the 3rd Pt 1
The last king of Poland. (Entire name needed for credit.)
Who is King Stanisław August Poniatowski?
Before the first partition and after the second, Poland lost about this much territory. (Looking for a fraction.)
What is 1/3?
Empress of Russia.
Who is Catherine the Great?
Emperor of Prussia
Who is Frederick William II?
Emperor of Austria
Who is Francis II and I?
The Polish king wanted to align Poland with these two countries during their war with the Ottomans to strengthen the Commonwealth.
Who are Austria and Russia?
Angry about the humiliation of Poland by its neighbors and feeling betrayed by the Polish nobility, the Polish people were inspired by this.
What is the French Revolution?
According to legend, when Kosciuszko fell off of his horse at the Battle of Maciejowice, shortly before he was captured, he said . . . (English)
What is, "This is the end of Poland?"
The three Partitions of Poland happened in these years.
What are 1772, 1793, and 1795?
King Stanislaw died in this city, a prisoner in name only.
What is St. Petersburg
After the 2nd partition, the population of the Commonwealth dropped dramatically from these numbers to these numbers. (+/- one million)
What is about 9 million to around 4 million people?
Angry about the humiliation of Poland by its neighbors and feeling betrayed by the Polish nobility, the Polish people were inspired by this event.
What is the French Revolution?
Legend also has it that Stanislaw August Poniatowski and Catherine had been lovers way back in 1758 when Stanislaw was a young diplomat in this city.
What is St. Petersburg?
Unlike earlier divisions, this happened during the treaty
What is "No Polish representatives were present?"
The Third Partition occurred without this, as Russia, Prussia, and Austria agreed to divide the remaining Polish territories.
What is "Military conflict?"
This began in March 1794.
What is the Kościuszko Uprising?
On March 24, 1794, this Polish leader took charge of the Polish army and announced a nationwide uprising.
(Full name needed for credit.)
Who is Tadeusz Kościuszko?
Russia aimed to . . . and saw Poland's weakness as a chance to gain power in Eastern Europe.
What is "Expand its territory?"
This country gained Warsaw after the third partition.
What is Prussia?
After this partition, many Polish leaders, thinkers, and revolutionaries were forced to leave Poland.
What is "The Great Emigration?"
This Confederation (that is part of the question!) was established in St. Petersburg with the backing of Catherine. The Polish king joined them later, and they opposed the Constitution of 3 May 1791.
Who are the Targowica Confederates?
General Kościuszko is famous for designing the fortifications at this US location.
What is West Point / The US Military Academy / Ft. Clinton?
The countries that took over Poland misused their power by imposing... and neglecting these two important areas.
What are "heavy taxes, education, and finance?"
Trade is acceptable.
Poland ceased to be a country for this many years.
What is 123 years?
In September 1790, this group declared that Commonwealth territories couldn't be divided, making Poland less valuable to Prussia, which hoped to gain land from Poland.
What is "the Great Sejm?"