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*From 1870–1914, 3.6 million Poles left from the three empires that controlled Poland. The Russian Poles constituted 53%, those from Galicia 43%, and the Prussian Poles 4% of the total Polish immigration from 1895–1911. | *From 1870–1914, 3.6 million Poles left from the three empires that controlled Poland. The Russian Poles constituted 53%, those from Galicia 43%, and the Prussian Poles 4% of the total Polish immigration from 1895–1911. | ||
===Polish Diaspora=== | ===Polish Diaspora=== | ||
*'''Wikipedia:''' The diaspora of the Poles started with the emigrations after the '''partitions of Poland, January Uprising and the November Uprising''', enlarged by the Nazi policies, and later by the establishment of the Curzon line. *'''Historic Poland extended into nearby countries: Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.''' For over 600 years, large waves of Polish Émigrés, refugees and guest workers moved across Europe, established themselves in '''Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.''' | *'''Wikipedia:''' The diaspora of the Poles started with the emigrations after the '''partitions of Poland, January Uprising and the November Uprising''', enlarged by the Nazi policies, and later by the establishment of the Curzon line. | ||
*'''Historic Poland extended into nearby countries: Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.''' For over 600 years, large waves of Polish Émigrés, refugees and guest workers moved across Europe, established themselves in '''Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.''' | |||
*19th- and 20th-century Polish immigration extended into the '''United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Israel and Australia, as well across the former USSR'''. | *19th- and 20th-century Polish immigration extended into the '''United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Israel and Australia, as well across the former USSR'''. | ||
*After Poland joined the E.U. in 2004, about a million Poles went to find work in the E.U. member states, the largest destinations were the '''UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal'''. <ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#P, accessed 5 June 2021.</ref> | *After Poland joined the E.U. in 2004, about a million Poles went to find work in the E.U. member states, the largest destinations were the '''UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal'''. <ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#P, accessed 5 June 2021.</ref> | ||
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*[[New Zealand Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | *[[New Zealand Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | ||
*[[France Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | *[[France Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | ||
*[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | |||
*[[Argentina Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | |||
*[[Mexico Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | |||
*[[Venezuela Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | |||
*[[Israel Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Poles | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||