During World War I the Allied powers began proposing plans to partition the lands held by the opposing Ottoman Empire. Following the Allies’ victory representatives signed the Treaty of Sèvres, which abolished the Ottoman Empire and obliged Turkey to renounce rights over Arab Asia and North Africa. Under the agreement the Turkish government would also lose large portions of Anatolia. However, due to a military resurgence under Kemal Atatürk, the treaty was never ratified. Instead, it was superseded by the Treaty of Lausanne, which established the borders of modern Turkey.
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