jun 10, 1920 - Fate of Ottomans

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Apl 24 The Bolsheviks are fighting to establish Soviet republics among the Poles, Ukrainians and Lithuanians, with help from communists among each ethnicity.

Aug 10 The Treaty of Sèvres ends the war between the Allies and Turkey. The treaty limits Turkey to a military force of 50,000. It gives Britain, France and Italy control over Turkey's financial affairs. It gives France and Italy zones of control and influence, and it grants autonomy to the Kurds. Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the treaty confirming arrangements for partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. Turks in general refuse to recognize the treaty. A Greek army is advancing into Turkey from Smyrna

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