1. Ottoman Empire after WWI

3. Mudros Armistice 1918 San Remo Conference 1920
Ottoman Empire signs harsh armistice terms, Oct. 31, 1918
San Remo Conference 1920
Discussed what Allies would claim in ME
Became blueprint for Treaty of Sevres
Established the mandate system under control of the League of nations

4. Treaty of Sèvres 1920 Terms of the treaty
Straits managed by allied commission
Eastern Anatolia (Asia Minor) split between independent Armenia and Kurdistan
Italy, France, Greece obtain land from Ottomans
Arab lands divided into Fr. and Br. Mandates
Capitulations restored

5. Treaty of Sevres

6. Greek-Turkish War
Greece attempts to take more land than given in Treaty of Sèvres
Fr and Italy no longer support Greece
Mustafa Kemal and Nationalists defeat Greeks
Pushes them off of Anatolia
Ottoman Sultan abdicates
Republic of Turkey est. Oct. 1923
Turkey negotiates new treaty with Allies

7. Treaty of Lausanne 1923 Turkey admits loss of Arab lands
Regains control of Thrace from Greece
Capitulations abolished
No payment of war reparations
Armenian state reduced and Kurdish state denied
League of Nations awards Mosul to Britain

8. Treaty of Lausanne