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The 42 pages that link to Second Polish Republic, each with the reason it gives.

• Polish–Soviet WarRelated: Its leaders sought secure eastern borders as the state emerged from imperial rule.

• WarsawRelated: Warsaw regained its national-capital role when Polish independence returned.

• Ukrainian War of IndependenceRelated: It incorporated eastern Galicia and western Volhynia after the wars and treaty settlement.

• Curzon LineRelated: Its eastern border extended substantially beyond the Curzon Line after the Treaty of Riga.

• VilniusRelated: Vilnius was part of Poland between the world wars, amid competing Lithuanian and Polish claims.

• Wacław SierpińskiRelated: Sierpiński’s Warsaw research career flourished during this period of restored Polish independence.

• Czesław MiłoszRelated: Miłosz came of age in a state whose borders and politics shaped his early literary life.

• Galicia (Eastern Europe)Related: After the First World War, eastern Galicia became contested and much of it entered this state.

• Polish–Ukrainian WarRelated: Its leaders sought to incorporate Eastern Galicia into the new republic.

• VoivodeshipRelated: Interwar Poland organized its territory into voivodeships, reviving the administrative term after independence.

• Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaRelated: Eastern Galicia became part of this state after contested postwar conflicts.

• Free City of DanzigRelated: Poland’s need for maritime access drove its special rights in Danzig.

• BiałystokRelated: Białystok became part of independent Poland after the First World War.

• Lviv OblastRelated: Most of present-day Lviv Oblast belonged to Poland during this period.

• Greater Poland VoivodeshipRelated: The region returned to Polish administration after the First World War.

• Ivano-Frankivsk OblastRelated: The region was largely within Poland between the world wars.

• GdyniaRelated: Its government built Gdynia as a seaport after Poland regained independence.

• GrodnoRelated: Grodno was part of Poland between the world wars before Soviet annexation.

• Ternopil OblastRelated: Interwar Polish rule preceded the oblast’s incorporation into Soviet Ukraine.

• Volyn OblastRelated: Much of present-day Volyn Oblast was within interwar Poland.

• Witold GombrowiczRelated: Gombrowicz began publishing in a literary culture rebuilding itself after independence.

• KielceRelated: Kielce became the capital of the Kielce Voivodeship in this interwar state.

• Polish studiesRelated: Its institutions helped define modern Polish national culture and scholarship.

• RivneRelated: Rivne belonged to interwar Poland before Soviet rule began in 1939.

• RzeszówRelated: Rzeszów became part of a restored Polish state after 1918.

• Law of PolandRelated: It rebuilt national institutions and worked to unify laws inherited from the partitioning powers.

• Podkarpackie VoivodeshipRelated: Interwar Poland reunited lands that now make up the voivodeship.