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Stany Zjednoczone w I wojnie światowej a odzyskanie niepodległości przez Polskę w 1918 roku w ujęciu współczesnej szkolnej narracji podręcznikowej

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Accotding to many historians, the US accession to the war in 1917 was of significant importance for the final resolution of the conflict, and thus also the revival of the independedt Polish state. In the article, we analyse this issue on the basic of contemporary Polish school history education. Textbooks for high school and technical school students were used as the source. Their authors agreed that "the entrance of Uncle Sam into the game", that is, the accession of the United States to the war in 1917 was one of the landmark moments in its over four - year history. The US president Thomas W. Wilson from January 8, 1918, in which a separate point about the revival of the independent Polish state after the end of the war, was particulary important for the Polish cause. The significance of appearing on school cards is evidenced by the fact that in most textbooks it was illustrated with photography or a pain ting documenting January 8, 1918, or photography of President Wilson.