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Chanak Crisis
Chanak Crisis (Sept.–Oct. 1922) The Treaty of Sèvres in 1920 had allocated European Turkey, as well as the city of Smyrna (Izmir), to Greece. Constantinople and the Dardanelles Straits continued to be neutral and occupied by British and Allied troops. Unhappy with the treaty, Kemal defeated the Greeks and occupied Smyrna, and threatened to advance to Constantinople. To prevent this, British troops at Chanak on the Dardanelles were reinforced. After a tense military confrontation Kemal accepted a compromise, to be negotiated at the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. As a result of this, Turkey gained full control over eastern Thrace and Constantinople (later Istanbul). Meanwhile, the incident served as a pretext for Conservatives in Britain to topple Lloyd George as Prime Minister, alleging that he had been irresponsible in bringing Britain to the verge of war.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Chanak Crisis." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Chanak Crisis." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-ChanakCrisis.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Chanak Crisis." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-ChanakCrisis.html |
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Chanak crisis
Chanak crisis, September–October 1922. Turkish nationalists under Mustapha Kemal were unhappy about the loss of territory to Greece under the Sèvres treaty of 1920. They expelled the Greeks from Smyrna by force in August 1922 and threatened to cross the Dardanelles. Britain feared for the security of the Straits. Lloyd George reinforced British positions in Chanak, the neutral region on the Asiatic shore of the Dardanelles, thus blocking the Turks. Conflict was averted by an agreement settled on 11 October at Mudania. Eastern Thrace and Adrianople were returned to Turkey in return for recognition of the neutral zones of the Dardanelles.
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JOHN CANNON. "Chanak crisis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Chanak crisis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Chanakcrisis.html JOHN CANNON. "Chanak crisis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Chanakcrisis.html |
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Chanak crisis
Chanak crisis, September–October 1922. Turkish nationalists under Mustapha Kemal were unhappy about the loss of territory to Greece under the Sèvres treaty of 1920. They expelled the Greeks from Smyrna by force in August 1922 and threatened to cross the Dardanelles. Britain feared for the security of the Straits. Lloyd George reinforced British positions in Chanak, thus blocking the Turks. Conflict was averted by an agreement settled on 11 October. Eastern Thrace and Adrianople were returned to Turkey in return for recognition of the neutral zones of the Dardanelles.
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JOHN CANNON. "Chanak crisis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Chanak crisis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Chanakcrisis.html JOHN CANNON. "Chanak crisis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Chanakcrisis.html |
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