A Study on the Treaty of Trianon and Attitudes of Hungarian, Rumanian and Great Powers

Abstract

Transylvania is a region belonging to East Central and South East Europe and is predominantly inhabited by Hungarians and Romanians, and is one of the most marked regions of disparity between nations and countries in Europe. This inconsistency in the region is because Romanian and Hungarians, who are heterogeneous in language and culture, each consider the region their own. The reason for this conflict is that Romania was born in the period of nationalism, near Transylvania, and since then, efforts to own the area have been strengthened. Disputes between Romania and Hungary to own the region continued from that time. The compromise of 1867 made Transylvania a territory of Hungary. Hungary regards the region as its homeland and considers it a historical and cultural base. Romania, unable to accept these claims of Hungary, continually tried to merge the region, and as a result of the First World War, it was acquired by the Trianon Treaty in 1920. This paper analyzes the process and activities of both countries at the Peace Treaty of Trianon. And the conflicts and activities between the two nations in the viewpoint of strengthening nationalism.