POLISH IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA AND THEIR HOMELAND 1914-1923
POLISH IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA AND THEIR HOMELAND 1914-1923

Summary/Abstract: The movement to liberate Poland from the three empires that had partitioned it in the 18th century started in the United States in the 1880’s, and, even though it was rent with divisions, the various émigré groups did manage to unite during World War I to achieve their goal. Furthermore, American Poles continued to actively support the new Poland until 1923 by sending large sums of money to their resurrected state, by the return of about 100,000 Poles from the United States to their homeland, and by their investment in over 200 new enterprises. All these factors helped to put Poland on a better economic footing, and, therefore, American Poles contributed substantially to the liberation of their homeland during and immediately after World War I.

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