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| 1921, Feb. 19 |
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| Conclusion of the Polish alliance with France, followed shortly by a similar alliance with Romania and less extensive pacts with Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, and Latvia. Poland had a hostile Germany and a hostile Russia on its frontiers and for that reason was bound to France and the French system. The French supplied large sums of money for armaments and for reconstruction of the country. | 1 |
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| March 17 |
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| ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION, which provided for a president, elected for seven years by a two-chamber parliament (Senate and Sejm) chosen by popular vote. The whole system was modeled closely on that of France. | 2 |
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| March 20 |
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| The plebiscite in Upper Silesia resulted in a victory for the Germans. | 3 |
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| May 4 |
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| The Poles under Adalbert Korfanty, however, occupied some of the disputed areas. The matter was referred to the League of Nations, which finally decided, on the plea of economic necessity, to partition the region (Oct. 12). | 4 |
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