Status quo ante bellum
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The term status quo ante bellum is Latin, meaning "the state existing before the war".
The term was originally used in treaties to refer to the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of prewar leadership. When used as such, it means that no side gains or loses territory or economic and political rights. This contrasts with uti possidetis, where each side retains whatever territory and other property it holds at the end of the war.
The term has been generalized to form the phrase status quo and status quo ante. Outside this context, the term antebellum is in the United States usually associated with the period before the American Civil War, while in Europe and elsewhere with the period before World War I.
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See also
- Pre-war
- Fait accompli
- Revanchism
- Irredentism
- Reset button technique
- Facts on the ground
- De facto
- Ex factis jus oritur
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