There are plenty of threads about Versailles treaty on this board, but not many (as far as I have seen) about Hungary's treatment after WW1.
One of the principles of deciding treaties was the principle of self determination. I recently read that millions of Hungarians and as many as a third of Hungarian speakers found themselves outside the newly established Hungary.
Another interesting fact is the allies rejected plebiscites and assigned areas as a whole to neighboring countries. Which is how Romania ended up with all of Transylvania despite clear Hungarian majorities in certain areas.
Similar to how Germany sought to expand and include other German majority areas within the Reich, Hungarian politics also were geared towards similar goals.
So why did Hungary get so badly screwed by Treaty of Trianon?
One of the principles of deciding treaties was the principle of self determination. I recently read that millions of Hungarians and as many as a third of Hungarian speakers found themselves outside the newly established Hungary.
Another interesting fact is the allies rejected plebiscites and assigned areas as a whole to neighboring countries. Which is how Romania ended up with all of Transylvania despite clear Hungarian majorities in certain areas.
Similar to how Germany sought to expand and include other German majority areas within the Reich, Hungarian politics also were geared towards similar goals.
So why did Hungary get so badly screwed by Treaty of Trianon?