Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Treaty Signed. In the Palais de Lumiere (main hall of the Lausanne University), Turkey, Great Britain, France, Italy, Greece, Rumania, Japan signed the Lausanne Peace Treaty, which puts an end to the state of war in the Near East...
Events preceding. The events leading up to the signing of the Lausanne Treaty began with the entry of Turkey on the side of Germany in the Great War. In the Treaties of London (1915) and St. Jean de Maurienne (1917) plans were laid for the disruption of the Ottoman Empire in substantial promises to Italy and Russia. The victory of the Allies over Turkey in the War gave substance to these plans. The Armistice of Mudros (1918) suspended hostilities with Turkey ; but it was not until 22 months later that the Treaty of Sevres completed the theoretical destruction of Anatolia...
...terms of the Sevres Treaty, which Turkey signed but would not ratify, dispossessed Turkey of all her non-Ottoman territories, divided the provinces of Anatolia and Kurdistan into spheres of influence for the benefit of the Allies, and placed Turkey-in-Europe, ending at the Tehatalja line, under an internation al regime. Turkey was merely a geographical expression...
While the Allies were perfecting their paper plans a new leader made himself evident in Turkey in Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the Turk Nationalists. In the War between Greece and the Nationalist Army Mustapha Kemal showed himself to be an astute and capable soldier. The tide of this War was at first against the Turks, and the Allies were pleased. Early in 1922, however, it became clear that the Turks were winning, and when on Sept. 9, 1922, the Greek Army had been chased ignominiously from Anatolia, the Allied house of cards collapsed...
...Annunzio are given prominence. D'Annunzio's son, Gabriellino (Little Gabriel), has selected the best Italian films for exhibit. Troupes of theatrical and lyric artists will give renditions of Italian opera and teach the South Amercans how to sing Giomnezza (Italian slang for "Talk turkey"), Fascista hymn...