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The Neuilly Treaty

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

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The Neuilly Treaty

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  1. The Neuilly Treaty Neuilly-sur-Seine Treaty

  2. 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”

  3. Who: Parties Involved Bulgaria and Allied Powers * Because Bulgaria sided with Germany(Central Powers) during WWI the Allied Powers enforced the Treaty after WWI.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. When: Time and Place • November 27, 1919 • Did not go in to affect until August 9, 1920 • Signed 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

  8. Results • Second 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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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