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, 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

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.

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>.

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