Polish History
Lalalalaw & Justice
Misc.
0
Pronounce this man’s name: Jarosław Kaczyński
What is [ask Miłosz]?
*100
0
Please rise and sing 20 seconds of the Polish national anthem, karaoke style.
What is: https://youtu.be/h2s5V6RcXDk?si=n6CJAbV9HIcFvOD6?
*400
0
What is Miłosz's last name?
What is Cordes?
*100 points
100
Roughly how long was Poland communist after WWII (range of 5 years is acceptable)
What is 42 years?
100
What did the “Family 500+” social program provide?
What is 500 PLN per child monthly for all families in Poland?
100
What parts of Poland were lost and gained after WWII:
What is losing land in the East and gaining land in the west and north?
200
Name two characteristics of an economic system under the Washington Consensus
What are shock therapy, opening markets to international, cutting government expenditures, mass and rapid privatization?
200
Every populist movement is rooted in a local context. What is a major aspect of the Polish context that fuels their populist movement?
What are values associated with the Catholic Church?
200
Name the major consequence of the population loss in 1945/1946
What is becoming a mono-ethnic country?
300
Who was the man responsible for Poland’s economic transition?
Who is Leszek Balcerowicz?
300
What age did the party that preceded law and justice propose to raise the retirement age to for men?
What is 67?
300
What were the 3 scenarios where abortion was legal in Poland, and which one was later made illegal?
What are: life of the mother is in danger, incest/rape, if there is irreparable damage to the fetus (sooner or later it will die) (This is the circumstance that was made illegal)?
400
What fraction of seats were filled by communists during Poland’s first partly free elections?
What is ⅔ from communists, ⅓ from free elections?
400
What years was the Polish government a Law and Justice Government (two acceptable time frames)
What is 2005-2007 or 2015-2023?
400
What were the speeds of the political transition and the economic transition in Poland after communism?
What is slow for the political transition and fast for the economic transition?