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Karlowitz Peace Treaty
Signed in 1699, marking the end of the Ottoman control in much of Central Europe and the rise of the Habsburg Monarchy as a dominant power in the region.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the Mexican-American War in 1848, with Mexico ceding large areas of the Southwest to the United States.
Treaty of Lausanne
Signed in 1923, it marked the final settlement with the Ottoman Empire, leading to the establishment of modern Turkey and revising the Treaty of Sevres.
Treaty of Westphalia
Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648, establishing the modern state system and recognizing the sovereignty of states.
Treaty of Neuilly
Signed in 1919, dealt with Bulgaria after WWI, resulting in territorial losses and reparation payments to the Allies.
Paris Peace Treaties (1947)
Established post-World War II peace terms for nations allied with the Axis Powers, other than the major Axis countries, and adjusted some European borders.
Treaty of San Stefano
Signed in 1878 at the end of the Russo-Turkish War, it was intended to establish a large Bulgarian state but was later revised by the Berlin Congress.
Oslo Accords
Initiated in 1993, these were a set of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which included mutual recognition.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Signed in 1918 between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers, ending Russia's participation in WWI.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Signed in 1494, this treaty divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Ended the American Revolutionary War, granting the United States independence and territory from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.
Treaty of Nanking
Ended the First Opium War in 1842 between China and Britain, ceding Hong Kong to Britain and opening up Chinese ports to foreign trade.
Treaty of Trianon
Signed in 1920, it formally recognized Hungary's independence but also imposed territorial losses and population transfers.
Treaty of Portsmouth
Concluded the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 with President Theodore Roosevelt's mediation, established Japan's dominant position in Korea.
Dayton Agreement
Signed in 1995 to end the Bosnian War, creating a federal multi-ethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Treaty of Sevres
Signed in 1920 by the Allies and the Ottoman Empire but later replaced by the Treaty of Lausanne; it aimed to dismantle the Ottoman Empire and distribute its territories.
Camp David Accords
1978 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, brokered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, leading to Egypt recognizing Israel.
Peace of Augsburg
Signed in 1555, allowing rulers of the Holy Roman Empire to choose either Lutheranism or Catholicism as their official religion.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
Concluded the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, marking the emergence of Japan as a modernized power and ceding Taiwan to Japan.
Treaty of Kiel
Signed in 1814, it ended the war between Denmark-Norway and Sweden and led to the cession of Norwegian territory to Sweden.
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain, essentially restoring prewar borders and relations.
Adams-Onís Treaty
1819 treaty between the United States and Spain, ceding Florida to the US and defining the western border of the Louisiana Purchase.
Good Friday Agreement
Signed in 1998, ended the Northern Irish conflict known as 'The Troubles' and established power-sharing government.
Treaty of Versailles
Signed in 1919 to formally end WWI, imposed heavy reparations on Germany and redrew the map of Europe.
Treaty of Utrecht
Series of agreements signed in 1713 that ended the War of Spanish Succession and redrew European borders.
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