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Wednesday, 18 March 2015

The other World War I Treaties

·         The Treaty of St. Germain 1919 
o    Treaty dealing with Austria (Austria-Hungary had been split up) 
o    Territories were given to Czechoslovakia, who also annexed Bohemia and Moravia 
·         Territories included 3 million German citizens  
·         France supported this 
o    Creation of independent states of: Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (would become Yugoslavia) 
o    This meant Austria lost: Slovenia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina   
o    Poland gained Galicia 
o    Italy received South Tyrol, Trentino, and Istria 
o    Romania obtained Transylvania 
o    Austria was forbidden to unite themselves with any other country, without the consent of the League 
o    Reduced the size of the Austrian army, imposed reparations, and finally made Austria admit to causing damage. 
·         Treaty of Neuilly 1919 
o    Treaty dealing with Bulgaria  
o    Bulgaria lost access to the Aegean Sea 
o    Greece was returned Macedonia, who also received West Thrace (territory giving access to Aegean Sea) 
o    Bulgaria recognized the independent Yugoslavia, and borders were adjusted 
o    Reduced the size of the Bulgarian army and imposed reparations. 
·         Treaty of Trianon 1920 
o    Treaty dealing with Hungary 
o    The new state of Hungary had lost a lot of territory compared to the old Kingdom of Hungary 
·         More than 3 million Magyars (ethnic group associated with Hungary) was now under foreign rule 
·         Halved the size of the Hungarian population 
o    Czechoslovakia received Ruthenia and Slovakia 
o    Croatia and Slovenia joined what would become Yugoslavia 
o    Romania received Transylvania 
o    Reduced the size of the Hungarian army, imposed reparations, and finally made Hungary admit to causing damage. 
o    Romania was the big winner, which was favored by the Allies 
·         They would now become a buffer-zone between Russia and the Dardanelles Straits (access to Mediterranean Sea) 
·           Treaty of Sèvres 1920 
o    Treaty dealing with Turkey 
o    Ottoman Empire subject to principle of self-determination  
·         Had to find out what parts were of Turkish ethnic majority 
o    Weakening of Turkey = Strengthening of Greece 
o    Britain took controlled mandates in Palestine and Iraq (large oil resources in Mosul) 
o    France received Lebanon and Syria as mandates 
o    Greece gained East Thrace, Smyrna, and many Aegean islands. 
·         A plebiscite were to be held in Smyrna, which enraged Turks as it ignored the principle of self-determination 
o    Cyprus became officially British - under British occupation since 1878 
o    Germany's shares in Turkish Petrol Company were given to France 
o    Italy acquired Adalia, Rhodes, and the Dodecanese islands 
o    Armenia and Kurdistan were to become independent states 
o    Land was given to Bulgaria, causing territory around Constantinople (Istanbul) to be the only Turkish territory in Europe 
o    Britain, France, and Italy were to keep troops in Turkey 
o    Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits were opened for shipping, and governed under international commission consisting of Britain, France, Italy, and Japan 
o    Turkey forced to pay reparations and its army limited to 50,000 men 
o    The Treaty was, however, never accepted by the Turks who went to war with Greece and won. The results of the Greco-Turkish War caused a new treaty to be drafted 
·         Treaty of Lausanne 1923 
o    East Thrace returned to Turkey - including Constantinople, Smyrna, some territory along the Syrian border, and several Aegean islands 
o    Turkish sovereignty over the Bosporus straights and Dardanelles Straits were recognized 
·         Area was still demilitarized and subject to international conventions 
o    Foreign troops were withdrawn from Turkey 
o    Reparations and demilitarization clauses were removed 
o    Turkey promised to renounce all territories outside the new boundaries and undertook to guarantee the rights of minorities. 

o    Arabs were disappointed with the establishment of a new Jewish state in Palestine. 

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