REVISION AS CAMBRIDGE GEOGRAPHY: RIVERS - TREATY OF SEVRES.

1. TREATY
OF SEVRES
IGCSE HISTORY
REVISION

2. DEFINITION
Treaty of Sevres was a peace agreement signed in 1920, between
Turkey and the Allies at the end of the First World War.

3. Question 1
What were the main provision
of the treaty?

4. Answer 1
Turkey lost land to Greece, colonies in the Middle East, and control of
the Black Sea Straits.

5. Question 2
What was the treaty so unpopular
among the Turks?

6. Answer 2
It was signed by the unpopular ruling sultan.
The Turks’ refusal to accept his rule led to the revolution that put
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in power, and to war with Greece.

7. Question 3
Name three Middle Eastern countries
taken over by Britain after the break-up of
the Turkish empire.

8. Answer 3
Palestine, Iraq and Jordan.

9. Question 4
Was the treaty ever enforced?

10. Answer 4
No. Kemal Ataturk’s refusal to accept the terms of the treaty led to it
being replaced by the Treaty of Lausanne, which contained significantly
less harsh terms.

11. Important
The Sevres settlement saw the beginnings of the Arab-Israeli conflict.