Second Vienna Award
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The Second Vienna Award was a 1940 German- and Italian-arbitrated territorial decision that forced Romania to cede Northern Transylvania to Hungary during World War II.
Aliases (1)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era diplomatic agreement
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international treaty → territorial arbitration → |
| affectedPopulation |
ethnic Hungarians in Northern Transylvania
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ethnic Romanians in Northern Transylvania → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Vienna Award of 30 August 1940
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| annulledBy |
Paris Peace Treaties of 1947
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| arbitratedBy |
Kingdom of Italy
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Nazi Germany → |
| category |
1940 in international relations
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Romania–Hungary relations → Territorial changes of World War II → Treaties of Hungary → Treaties of Romania → |
| cededRegion |
Northern Transylvania
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| consequence |
Romania’s political reorientation toward Nazi Germany
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increased ethnic tensions in Transylvania → major territorial loss for Romania → territorial gain for Hungary → |
| date |
30 August 1940
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| historicalPeriod |
World War II
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| involvedCountry |
Kingdom of Hungary
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Kingdom of Romania → |
| language |
German
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Hungarian → Italian → Romanian → |
| laterStatus |
declared null and void after World War II
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| legalCharacterization |
imposed arbitration
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| motivatedBy |
Axis strategic interest in securing Romania’s allegiance
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Hungarian revisionism after the Treaty of Trianon → |
| partOf |
Axis diplomatic pressure on Romania
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| place |
Vienna
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| predecessor |
First Vienna Award
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| relatedEvent |
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
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Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina → Treaty of Trianon → Vienna Awards → |
| restoredTerritoryTo |
Romania
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| result |
Romania ceded Northern Transylvania to Hungary
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| signedBy |
representatives of Germany
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representatives of Hungary → representatives of Italy → representatives of Romania → |
| subjectOf |
Romanian–Hungarian historical disputes
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historiographical debates on Axis diplomacy → |
| territoryCededBy |
Romania
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| territoryCededTo |
Hungary
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Southern Slovakia
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affectedByTreaty |
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Second Vienna Award
("Second Vienna Award of 30 August 1940")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Hungary in World War II
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keyAgreement |
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First Vienna Award
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relatedTo |
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Hungarian revisionism
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significantEvent |