Free City of Danzig

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. How many people live in Free City of Danzig?Estimated around 380,000 in 1929, predominantly German with a significant Polish minority
2. How big is Free City of Danzig?Approximately 1,955 square kilometers (755 sq mi)
3. What is the capital of Free City of Danzig?Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland)
4. What language do people speak in Free City of Danzig?Official languages were German and Polish
5. When was Free City of Danzig built?November 15, 1920, by the Treaty of Versailles
6. When did the Free City of Danzig exist?It began on November 15, 1920, when the Treaty of Versailles made it a free city. It ended on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland and took over the city.

Treaty of Versailles: The primary peace treaty that concluded World War I, imposing terms on Germany and reshaping European borders.
League of Nations: An intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, intended to promote international cooperation and achieve world peace.
City-state: An independent sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories.
Polish Corridor: A territory established by the Treaty of Versailles that granted Poland access to the Baltic Sea, separating East Prussia from the rest of Germany.