Successor States and The Problems to Follow Presented By: Ainsley M, Natalie M, Robert M, and Alessandra S

Key Words to Know Key Successor State- The new smaller countries formed after a larger country has been divided up by the peace settlement Dictator- The ruler of a country who rules without using democratic institutions Minority group- A group with similarities such as nationality, language, or religion; often lack political rights and are discriminated against because of their common bond Red- Reasons for failure/ problems Blue- Important people

Background Info Successor States: What are they? Successor states were created after World War I, when the Austrian-Hungary Empire collapsed. The states that formed after this were given the name Successor States. Austria was given land as was Hungary and although they had collapsed they were still given land for the country. Two new countries, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, were formed while Poland’s land was taken away creating a smaller state.

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia contained many different ethnic groups (Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Magyars (Hungarians), Germans, Albanians, Romanians, and Macedonians The king, Alexander I, began his rule in 1929 and made immediate changes He banned political parties Proclaimed himself a dictator Border disputes between Greece, Bulgaria, and Italy led to the fall of Yugoslavia As European countries began to move away from communist ideas, less attention was payed to Yugoslavia and their economy began to fail No sense of unity between the countries because there was no Soviet threat

Yugoslavia before and after

Poland Maintaining democracy was difficult in Poland because of the variation of the population There were 14 different political parties which led to weak government who were unable to last for a substantial amount of time Josef Pilsudski- established himself as dictator (1926) Border disputes between Germany, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, and Russia brought Poland into conflict Suffered economically from WWI Treaty of Versailles settled Russian-Polish disputes

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia consisted of several ethnic groups including Czechs, Slovaks, Russians, Magyar, Poles, Jews, and Germans. Out of all the minority groups the German-speaking population complained the most of discrimination because they were a minority. Treaty of Saint Germain- Forces Austria to give Czechoslovakia, Poland and Italy land.

Austria Because of the Treaty of Saint-Germain, the mostly industrialized areas were given to Poland and Czechoslovakia. Due to this, Austria experienced huge economic problems. The country was increasingly reliant on foreign loans, and inflation ran high throughout the 1920s, which lead to political instability. Most of Austrians believed that a solution to their problems was to join hand in hand with Germany, but this was specifically forbidden by the post-war peace settlement.

Hungary Treaty of Trianon Hungary losing two-thirds of its Czechoslovakia took Slovakia and Ruthenia, Yugoslavia took Croatia and Slovenia, Romania took Transilvania Hungary was left bankrupt Hungary losing two-thirds of its population and most its industrial land made them determined to regain all their land lost in the previous treaty Hungary signed treaties with Italy (1927) and Austria (1933) Hungarian-Italian Treaty of 1927: signed between Bethlan of Hungary and Mussolini of Italy that stated Italy would give weapons to Hungary and provide mutual support

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