Treaty of Paris (1920)

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The 1920 Treaty of Paris was a recognition of the union of Romania and Bessarabia by the European powers of the time. In March of 1918, during the chaos of the Russian Civil War, Romania had invaded Bessarabia with 200,000 troops and established its rule there.^[1]

The United States refused to sign the Treaty on the grounds that Russia was not represented at the Conference.^[2]

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1. ^ Edward Ozhiganov, The Republic of Moldova: Transdniester and the 14th Army In: Alexei Arbatov et al., (eds.) Managing Conflict in the Former Soviet Union: Russian and American Perspectives (Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1997) pp. 145-209.
2. ^ Wayne S Vucinich, Bessarabia In: Collier's Encyclopedia (Crowell Collier and MacMillan Inc., 1967) vol. 4, p. 103