The Importance of the Treaty of Trianon
The Importance of the Treaty of Trianon

Summary/Abstract: When we speak of the new architecture of Central and Southeastern Europe after World War I, it is imperative to make the distinction between factual and legal realities. Actually, the entire oldorder of the region collapsed in the year 1918, when four empires fell (German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and Ottoman) and new states were formed, or others were completed according toethnic and national criteria. The cause of this huge change was, undoubtedly, the peoples’ fightfor national emancipation, initiated in the 18th century and culminating in the “century of nationalities” and in the 1900s. Obviously, the Treaty of Trianon has its international and nationalimportance which is difficult to estimate and impossible to minimize: it legitimized the just will ofthe Romanian people and consecrated a valuable legacy at international level.

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