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Successor States
The Changing Face of Europe Following the Great War
What is a successor state?
A Successor State is a country formed during the Paris Peace Settlements Countries formed for ethnic
purposes Others used to create “buffer zone”
in Eastern Europe
Successor States
Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Poland Finland Estonia
Lithuania Latvia Turkey Austria and
Hungary became separate nations
Treaty of Saint-Germain
Formation of Czechoslovakia Poland Yugoslavia
Declared Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved. Created Republic of Austria Hungary became independent
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA Treaty of Saint-Germain
Formed in 1918 Contained areas of Germany and
Austria
Became important in beginning of WWII
POLAND
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POLAND
Partitioned by the Congress of Vienna Regained independence 1919
Wilson’s 13th point
FINLAND
FINLAND
Part of Tsarist Russia White Armies prevailed over Red Army
(Bolsheviks) The Treaty of Tartu
October 1920 Finland and Russia
ESTONIA, LATIVA, LITHUANIA
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ESTONIA, LATIVA, LITHUANIA
Fought for independence in 1918 fought against Germany and
Communist Russia recognized as independent countries
in 1920
TURKEY
TURKEY
Treaty of Sevres 1920 Partitioned the Ottoman Empire Restricted military
Treaty of Lausanne Turkey internationally recognized
AUSTRIA
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Austria
Treaty of Saint-Germain Signed September 1919 Reduced size
HUNGARY
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Hungary The Treaty of Trianon
1920 Reparations for war Shaped boundaries Demilitarization League of Nations
YUGOSLAVIA
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YUGOSLAVIA Formed by Treaty of Neuilly November 1919 Originally Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes Part of Bulgaria ceded to Kingdom of
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes