Plebiscite of Upper Silesia

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:category History of Silesia
1921 referendums
Interwar period in Poland
gptkbp:consequence division of Upper Silesia between Germany and Poland
gptkbp:date 20 March 1921
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:partition_of_Upper_Silesia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plebiscite of Upper Silesia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Upper_Silesia
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:League_of_Nations
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Inter-Allied_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:purpose determine whether Upper Silesia should join Germany or Poland
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Treaty_of_Versailles
gptkb:Silesian_Uprisings
gptkbp:result majority voted to remain in Germany
significant minority voted for Poland
gptkbp:stateElectorate over 1.2 million
gptkbp:voterTurnout over 97%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Silésie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7