Reference Type:  Journal Article
Author: Sandu, Traian
Year: 2006
Title: Romanian-Serbian relations and the Banat question during the First World War
Translated Tile: [A románok és szerbek viszonya Bánságot illetően az első világháború alatt / Relațiile româno-sârbă în problematica Banatului de-a lungul primului război mondial]
Journal: Balcanica
Volume: 2006
Issue: 37
Pages: 241-248
Language: French
Keywords: Serbian, history, nationalism, war
Abstract: (ENG) Relations between Serbia and Romania throughout the war are viewed from the standpoint of the two countries' rivaling claims on the Banat and within the framework of power balance in the Allied camp with an emphasis on the position of the Romanian government and statesmen. Obviously, Romania's position was more favourable during the first two war years as the Allies sought to win her over for the Entente. Thus the Banat was included in compensations for her entering the war on the side of the Allies. Romania's defeat, however, produced a complete shift in the balance of power, with Romania now in an unenviable position, especially following the breach of the Salonica Front in September 1918. From the Romanian perspective, the Banat's destiny also depended on divergent political positions on the domestic scene. The fate of the Banat was eventually decided by the advancing Serbian army which took the whole territory, though under French command. The final decision became a responsibility of the Paris Peace Conference.
URL: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2006/0350-76530637241S.pdf