Początek rozpadu. Sytuacja społeczno-polityczna na Górnym Śląsku w pierwszych miesiącach po zakończeniu I wojny światowej (listopad 1918 roku – sierpień 1919 roku)
The beginning of a breakdown. The socio-political situation in Upper Silesia during the first months after the end of World War I (November 1918 – August 1919)

Summary/Abstract: The article undertakes an analysis of the relationship between the post-war food supply situation in Upper Silesia (primarily in the industrial region) and various social protests and political attitudes in the local population during the first months after the end of World War I (November 1918 – August 1919). In accordance with the principle adopted in the literature on this subject, the author divides this period into four strike phases: the end of November 1918, the turn of the year 1919, the period from March to April 1919, and August 1919. Each of these phases was marked by growing brutality on both sides of the conflict and its widening social reach. The protesters did not refrain from acts of beating mine officials and robbery, while the authorities – from using armed forces. This led to the use of weapons and deaths on both sides. As a result of such social phenomena, the strike leaders found themselves in the orbit of communist influence, and the society of the region opted in majority for the Polish voting lists during the November municipal elections.

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