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Due to Romania's unfavorable location between the Russian Empire and Kingdom of Bulgaria as well as King Carol I of Romania's German heritage, Romania had a secret treaty of alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary since 1883. When the war began in 1914, King Carol I summoned an emergency midnight council where he revealed the secret treaty of ...
When World War I began in 1914, Romania initially maintained a policy of neutrality. [18] However, after secret negotiations with the Triple Entente, the Treaty of Bucharest of 1916 was signed. This treaty promised Romania the regions of Transylvania, Bukovina, Banat and other Hungarian territories along the Tisza River (Crișana). [19]
Southern Bukovina: following the union with Romania in 1918 (initially, the entire region of Bukovina was part of Romania, until World War II). Dobruja: Northern Dobruja: in Romania since 1878 (with the exception of some Danubian islands and Snake Island, which were incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1948, and became part of Ukraine in 1991).
The comprehensive map detailing the approximate lands inhabited by the Getae according to Strabo's accounts (from History of Romania) Image 78 Great Romania (1920–1940) (from History of Romania ) Image 79 1941 stamp depicting a Romanian and a German soldier in reference to the two countries' common participation in Operation Barbarossa.
This is a timeline of Romanian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Romania and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Romania .
Maps of the history of Romania (2 F) N. Names of places in Romania (4 C, 8 P) R. History of Romania by region (9 C) S. Former subdivisions of Romania (4 C, 5 P) T.
In World War II, Romania initially aligned with the Axis but switched to the Allies in 1944. Following the war and occupation by the Red Army, Romania became a socialist republic and a member of the Warsaw Pact. After the 1989 Revolution, Romania began a transition towards democracy and a market economy. Romania is a developing country with a ...
The Antiquity in Romania spans the period between the foundation of Greek colonies in present-day Dobruja and the withdrawal of the Romans from "Dacia Trajana" province.The earliest records of the history of the regions which now form Romania were made after the establishment of three Greek towns—Histria, Tomis, and Callatis—on the Black Sea coast in the 7th and 6th centuries BC.