The First World War Peace Settlements, 1919-1925 by Erik Goldstein

Author:Erik Goldstein [Goldstein, Erik]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, World War I, World, General
ISBN: 9781317883678
Google: -WZUAQAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-11T03:36:25+00:00

Conclusion

The Eastern Question, that long-running problem of international relations over the fate of the Ottoman Empire, now seemed to have been resolved. The political geography of the eastern Mediterranean was transformed. The successor states of the Ottoman Empire would, however, prove a volatile mix in the decades to follow and would engage the diplomatic attention of the Great Powers. Greece, after a brief bid to restore itself to the glory of the old Byzantine empire, was forced back and a new Turkish republic emerged with a strong sense of national identity. Relations between these two states were to remain peaceful until the 1950s but the animosities that had culminated in the Greek-Turkish War of 1919–22, together with the severity of its impact, would ensure that this would be a tense relationship for the remainder of the century. In the Middle East Britain and France emerged as the predominant powers but, although they remained cooperative on many issues elsewhere, in the Middle East they would remain regional rivals. Both Britain and France had been severely drained by the war and they had few resources to spare for these newly acquired Middle Eastern realms. The mandates would increasingly become a drag on Britain and France as they were confronted by a rising tide of opposition from the inhabitants. The eastern Mediterranean world would remain a problem area in international relations as much after the war as it had during the century which had preceded it. In many ways the postwar settlement only marked a new phase of the old Eastern Question.

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