by admin | Apr 13, 2020 | Treaty of Versailles
At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, Romania fought fiercely to have its rights recognized regarding the incorporation of the territories inhabited by Romanians from Austria-Hungary. On August 17, 1916, the Romanian Prime Minister, Ionel Brătianu, signed with the... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 27, 2020 | Romania, Treaty of Versailles
The treaties between the Allied Powers and the defeated states began to be signed beginning with the end of June 1919. Standing in between the great powers, the delegations of the smaller states each tried to have their claims recognized, while the delegations of the... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 25, 2020 | Treaty of Versailles, World War I in 1918
The Paris Peace Conference was about more than determining the victors and the losers or resolving territorial claims. There was the question of compensation. Clemenceau wanted to get as much of the war reparations as possible: to slow down Germany’s recovery, while... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 1, 2019 | Romania, Treaty of Versailles
She hardly just resumed her ordinary life in Cotroceni- as it was before she went into exile- that Queen Marie was again called on to serve the country. The Romanian delegation had already left for the Paris Peace Conference, but the Queen’s relations, prestige and... by admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Sèvres, (Aug. 10, 1920), post-World War I pact between the victorious Allied powers and representatives of the government of Ottoman Turkey. The treaty abolished the Ottoman Empire and obliged Turkey to renounce all rights over Arab Asia and North Africa.... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Oct 14, 2019 | Treaty of Versailles
Romania was not looked upon with good eyes at the start of the Paris Peace Conference by the leaders of the great victorious powers, especially by Clemenceau and partly by Wilson. However, diplomacy and persuasive speeches of the Romanian delegation together with the...