Treaty of Sèvres

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The Treaty of Sèvres was a 1920 post–World War I peace agreement that dismantled much of the Ottoman Empire, redrawing borders in the Middle East and paving the way for the modern Turkish Republic’s emergence after its subsequent rejection.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty
peace treaty
post–World War I treaty
affectedTerritory Anatolia
Middle East
Thrace
aimedTo dismantle the Ottoman Empire
concludedBetween Allied Powers
Ottoman Empire
contributedTo Turkish War of Independence
rise of the Turkish National Movement
imposed reparations on the Ottoman Empire
imposedOn Ottoman Empire
language English
French
Italian
ledTo strong opposition in Anatolia
limited Ottoman military forces
neverFullyImplemented true
partOf Paris Peace Settlement
pavedTheWayFor emergence of the Republic of Turkey
precedes Treaty of Lausanne
providedFor French sphere of influence in southeastern Anatolia
Greek control of Smyrna under mandate
Italian sphere of influence in southwestern Anatolia
autonomy for Kurdistan
cession of Eastern Thrace to Greece
creation of an independent Armenia
demilitarization of the Straits
internationalization of the Straits
recognized British mandates in the Middle East
French mandates in the Middle East
League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces
replacedBy Treaty of Lausanne
resultedIn partition of Ottoman territories
signatory Armenia
France
Greece
Hejaz
Italy
Japan
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
signedAfter World War I
signedIn France
Sèvres
signedOn 1920-08-10
status superseded
wasRejectedBy Turkish National Movement


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