the neuilly treaty
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The Neuilly Treaty
Neuilly-sur-Seine Treaty
Background: World War I Centered around Europe Allied Powers: France, Britain and
Russia Central Powers: Germany, Austria-
Hungary, Italy Began with the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Then…Imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and alliances, and issues with the balance of power in Europe…led to the “Great War”
Who: Parties Involved Bulgaria and Allied Powers
* Because Bulgaria sided with Germany(Central Powers) during WWI the Allied Powers enforced the
Treaty after WWI.
What: Terms of the Treaty Required Bulgaria to cede Western Thrace to
Allied Powers (gave it to Greece), thus cutting off the channel to the Aegean Sea.
Terms of Treaty Also had to cede Southern
Dobruja. Which is part of Romania and had
been taken in the Treaty of Bucharest of 1913 • Cede Lands to Yugoslavia
• Acknowledge the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. • Aka. Kingdom of
Yugoslavia
Terms of Treaty
Reduced Army to 20,000 men. The Allied powers made several of the other
countries of the Central Powers do this. Pay Reparations of £100million
When: Time and Place
November 27, 1919 Did not go in to affect until
August 9, 1920Signed in Neuilly-sur-Seine,
France (hence the name) Signed by: Mr. Alexander
Stamaboliski, President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of War
And ministers of several other countries
ResultsSecond National Catastrophe They had to give back all the
land they once gained, and cutting of the outlet to the Aegean Sea which led to and economic downfall.
Regained Southern Dobruja from the Treaty of Craiova, signed in 1940.
League of Nations Monitored Bulgaria’s
improvement due to the Treaty. If Bulgaria had a problem with
any of the Allied Powers they had to go through the League of Nations to settle the dispute
Put Treaty into action for at least 5 years
League of Nations would step in a take over government if the current leader was not properly abiding the Neuilly Treaty.
World War II Bulgaria Allied with
Nazi Germany in WWII and temporarily regained some of the land lost.
Because the treaty was only in place for Five years after World War II Bulgaria did not suffer as much.
Did it Work?
For the most part YES. Bulgaria did not react with violence, until siding
with Nazi Germany in World War II, and regained some land that was takenin World War I.
Gained the Southern Dobruja.
And did not have to pay all of the reparations because of World War II
Did it Work?
Somewhat NO. Bulgaria lost a lot of land from the Treaty after
World War I
Lost a major port to the Aegean Sea, which was bad for the economy
And went through Bulgaria’s Second National Catastrophe.
Bibliography Encyclopedia, The Columbia Electronic. Neuilly, Treaty of. 10 March 2007. 1 March 2012 <http:www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0835300.html>.Wikipedia. Wikipedia: Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine. 17 January 2012. 1 March 2012 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Neuilly-sur-Seine>."Treaty of Neuilly." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/410481/Treaty-of-Neuilly>
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