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Partition of Poland |
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| The first partition occurred when its outer parts were taken
away and given to Russia, Austria, and Prussia as a result of the war between
Russia and Turkey. Then second partition occurred in 1791 when what was
left of Poland became Russian. This occurred because Poland was not proactive
enough to prevent the large countries from just dividing it up, and its
pitiful political system didn’t help. |
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