Little Treaty of Versailles

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The Little Treaty of Versailles was a 1919 minority-protection treaty imposed on the newly re-established Poland as a condition of international recognition after World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty
minority protection treaty
post–World War I treaty
archivedIn League of Nations Treaty Series
conditionFor international recognition of Poland
criticizedAs infringement of Polish sovereignty
enteredIntoForceInYear 1920
guaranteedRightsTo Belarusians in Poland
linked to: Belarusians

Jews in Poland
Ukrainians in Poland
ethnic Germans in Poland
hasAlternativeName Polish Minority Treaty
Treaty between the Principal Allied and Associated Powers and Poland
hasProvision equality before the law for all Polish nationals
free use of any language in private and in commerce
freedom of religion and worship
protection of life and liberty of all inhabitants of Poland
recognition of Jews as a minority with specific rights
special protection for educational rights of minorities
historicalPeriod interwar period
imposedOn Second Polish Republic
inspiredSimilarTreaty Czechoslovak Minority Treaty
Greek Minority Treaty
Romanian Minority Treaty
Yugoslav Minority Treaty
language English
French
legalStatusAfter1945 largely obsolete
obligated Poland to protect the rights of its inhabitants regardless of race, language or religion
opposedBy Polish nationalist politicians
party France
Italy
Japan
Poland
Principal Allied and Associated Powers
United Kingdom
United States
placedUnderGuaranteeOf League of Nations
providedFor international supervision of minority rights in Poland
relatedTo League of Nations minority treaties system
relatedToEvent World War I
signedAlongWith Treaty of Versailles
signedAt Versailles
signedInCountry France
signedOn 1919-06-28
subjectMatter civil and political rights of minorities
protection of ethnic minorities in Poland
religious freedom in Poland

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