Saint-Germain and Trianon, 1919–1920. The Imperialist Peace Order in Central Europe

• Authors: Arnold Suppan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The peace treaties of Saint-Germain and Trianon sealed the disintegration of the Habsburg Monarchy into seven successor states under international law. Due to the ethnically mixed settlement structures of Austria-Hungary, the application of the right of self-determination led to multiple demarcation conflicts between the new nation-states. When the Allied Powers started the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919, the negotiations were influenced by the unsettled atmosphere in East-Central Europe, which was suffering from an acute shortage of food and coal. Applying different political, strategic and economic principles, the peace treaties with Austria and Hungary were more vindictive than the one with Germany.

Keywords

EN

Disintegration; Habsburg Monarchy; Demarcation Conflicts; Paris Peace Conference

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Journal: West Bohemian Historical Review
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 39-67

Contributors

author

Arnold Suppan