What was the significance of the Treaty of Sèvres?

The Treaty of Sèvres was a peace treaty signed on August 10, 1920, between the Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire, which had been defeated in World War I. It was significant in that it ended the Ottoman Empire and brought about significant changes in the Middle East.

Under the terms of the treaty, the Ottoman Empire lost most of its territory outside of Anatolia, including control over Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Palestine, which were divided between the Allied Powers. The treaty also established an independent Armenia and granted significant autonomy to the Kurds. The Ottoman military was also severely restricted, and the empire was required to pay significant reparations to the Allied Powers.

However, the Treaty of Sèvres was never fully implemented. In 1923, a new treaty, the Treaty of Lausanne, was signed, which recognized the modern borders of Turkey and granted it full sovereignty. The Treaty of Sèvres is nevertheless significant as a symbol of the end of the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of the modern Middle East.