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- The Greater Poland uprising of 1848 was an unsuccessful military insurrection of Poland against the Prussian forces during the Spring of Nations period.
- The causes of the Greater Poland Uprising is because the Polish that time want a independence from Prussia so the polish do a independence movement against the prussians.
- At first, the German liberals and radicals supported the Polish revolution as they wanted the establishment of a Polish state. According to their thoughts, this state would act as a shield to Russian expansionism and to their aspiration of a strong unified Germany. So, they wished to avoid a Polish-Prussian confrontation. However, the Polish National Committee was established in Poznan and the Poles demanded the secession of the Great Duchy of Poznan from Prussia. This secession was called National Reorganization by the Poles.
- The situation changed in a matter of time. The atmosphere among the Germans began to change diametrically and they were now against the Polish revolutionary demands. In a few days, the Polish movement embraced the whole Greater Poland region. Polish peasants and urban citizens turned against Prussian officials. Polish nobility and peasantry took up arms, preparing for confrontation with Prussian Army. In a couple of places, fighting erupted with German colonists.Nationalist voices could be heard in Germany demanding the incorporation of the whole Greater Poland into the German Confederation (Schäfer, 20y20) (2).
- We demand Greater Poland!!
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