This document outlines important treaties and concepts from 1919 to the present. It discusses several peace treaties ending World War I and establishing new countries and borders. It also covers alliances formed between countries, agreements on nuclear non-proliferation, environmental protections, and establishing organizations like the UN and EU. Recent treaties have focused on issues like cybercrime, human trafficking, and ending conflicts in Ukraine and Kosovo.

1. Important Treaties and Concepts
since 1919

2. 1919
• Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919): Dissolution of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire.
• Treaty of Versailles: Formally ends World War I.
• Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Between Allied Powers and Bulgaria.
• Faisal–Weizmann Agreement: Agreement for Arab–Jewish
cooperation in the Middle East.
• Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 (Treaty of Rawalpindi): Between the
United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the Third Anglo-Afghan
War; United Kingdom recognizes Afghanistan's independence;
amended in 1921.

3. 1920-1930
• Treaty of Sevres (1920): Peace between Allies of World War 1 and
Ottoman Empire
• Franco-Polish Alliance (1921): Military alliance between Poland and
France from 1921-1940
• Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921): End the Irish war of Independence and
created the Irish free state
• Treaty on the creation of USSR (1922)
• 1923: Set the boundaries of Modern Turkey
• 1927: Treaty of Jeddah-Independence of Saudi Arabia from British
Rule
• 1929: Geneva Convention: Rules for the treatment of the PoW.

4. 1930-1940
• 1931:Treaty of Westminster: Creation of British Commonwealth
• 1936: Anglo Egyptian treaty led to withdraw of British forces from
Egypt and safeguardingof Suez canal
• 1936:Franco-Syrian treaty: France gives independence to Syria
• 1937:Treaty of Saadabad: Non aggression pact between Turkey,
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan
• 1939: Pact of Steel: Alliance between Germany and Italy

5. 1940-1950
• 1942:Anglo-Soviet Treaty: 20 years assistance between
UK and USSR
• 1944: Bretton-Woods agreement
• 1945:Establishes the UN
• 1946:Treaty of Manila: US recognizes independence of
Phillippines
• 1949: NATO,
• 1949: Fourth Geneva Convention: Protection of
civilians during wartime
• 1949:Treaty of Hague: Netherlands freeds Indonesia
• 1950:Liaquat-Nehru Pact

6. 1950-1960
• 1952: ANZUS Treaty
• 1952: Treaty of Taipei: End of war between Japan
and China
• 1953: Korean War Armistice agreement: End of
struggle between UN Command and Korean army
and People Liberation Army
• 1954: Central Treaty Organization: Alliance of
Middle East and UK
• 1955: Warsaw Pact
• 1957: International Atomic Energy Agency

7. 1960-1972
• 1960:Indus Water Treaty: Water sharing
between India and Pakistan
• 1968:Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons:
• 1971:IPC Agreement
• 1971:Indo-Soviet agreement
• 1972:Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty
• 1972: Biological Weapons Convention
• 1972:Sino –Japanese Joint Communique
• 1972:Simla Agreement

8. 1973-1984
• 1973: CITES
• 1973:Paris Peace Accords: Withdrawal of US
from Vietnam
• 1978:Camp David Accords: Agreement
between Egypt and Israel
• 1978:Peace agreement between Japan and
PRC
• 1984:Sino-British Joint Declaration:UK
relinquishes Hongkong to PRC

9. 1985-1995
• 1989: Montreal Protocol: Ozone depletion issue
• 1990: Chemical Weapons Accord between Big
Bush and Gorbachev
• 1992: Maastricht Treaty: Established EU
• 1992:UN Convention on Climate Change
• 1993: Chemical Weapons Convention
• 1994:Israel-Jordan treaty of peace
• 1994:NAFTA
• 1994: Kremlin accords: Limiting Nuclear weapons
of USSR in Ukraine
• 1995:Dayton agreement : Ends Bosnian war
• 1995:GATS

10. 1996-1999
• 1996:CTBT
• 1997:Amsterdam Treaty
• 1997:Kyoto Protocol
• 1998:Good Friday agreement: Northern Ireland
peace process
• 1998:Rome Statute of International Criminal
Court
• 1999: Kumanovo Agreement: Ended Kosovo War

11. 2000-2007
• 2000:Patent law treaty
• 2000:Treaty of Jeddah: Between Yemen and Saudi
Arabia
• 2001:Sino-Russian agreement:20 year friendship
agreement
• 2001: Cybercrime laws
• 2006:Waziristan accord
• 2007:Reforming EU: Treaty of Lisbon
• 2007:ASEAN Charter

12. 2008-current
• 2008:UNASUR Treaty : Union of South
American Nations
• 2010: Anti Human Trafficking Law by UN
• 2014: Anti Match Fixing Law
• 2014:Minsk Protocol: Eliminating war in
Ukraine