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Rebirth of the Polish State - EU (Schengen)
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1918
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Versailles Treaty: After World War I Poland regains independence thanks
to Marshal Josef Pilsudski who will defeat the Bolshevik army at Warsaw two years later
(the Warsaw miracle).
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1945
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Potsdam Agreement: After World War II, the Polish borders
change significantly moving 400 km (250 miles) to the west.
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1978
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Karol Wojtyla - Bishop of Cracow - becomes Pope John Paul II.
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1980
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Shipyard Gdansk: Strike organised by Solidarity (Solidarnosc) spreads to the whole country.
Poland's Communist President General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in 1981.
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1989
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Round table: After negotiations the communist party allows free elections.
Overwhelming victory of the non-communist Solidarity Party headed by Lech Walesa and Taduesz Mazowiecki.
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1998
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Poland joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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2004
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Poland joins the European Union and 2007 also Schengen.
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