A POLICY ON THE RUINS OF AN EMPIRE? POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MINORITY IN GREATER ROMANIA

Abstract

According to Trianon Peace Treaty in 1920, the entire territory of historical Transylvania that belonged to Hungary became a part of Greater Romania. This area was inhabited by a big amount of Hungarian people, the Hungarian national minority in Romania numbered approximately 1,5 million people. The issue is aimed to present the process of isolation of Hungarians in state life and local governments in Transylvania within the framework of Romanian efforts for creating a homogenic state. The irst half of the 1930s was a period of economic crisis and the position of the Hungarians was shaken even more. From 1938 to 1940, in order to protect against revanchist aspirations, the implementation of which in the international arena became more and more real, discriminatory measures against Hungarians continued in the ield of labor law, the use of language and economy.

Keywords

• transylvania after trianon treaty in 1920
• national policy
• romania between the two world wars
• hungarian national minority in greater romania
• national rivalry in transylvania in the 20th century