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  2. May 6, 2024 · Treaty of Versailles, peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied powers and Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919; it took force on January 10, 1920. Learn more about the Treaty of Versailles here.

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  3. The Treaty of Versailles [i] was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to the war.

    • 10 January 1920
    • Ratification by Germany and three Principal Allied and Associate Powers
    • 28 June 1919
  4. Oct 29, 2009 · The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in Paris at the end of World War I, codified peace terms between Germany and the victorious Allies.

  5. Overview. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, and officially ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The controversial War Guilt clause blamed Germany for World War I and imposed heavy debt payments on Germany. The Treaty of Versailles was a major contributing factor in the outbreak of the Second World War.

  6. May 31, 2019 · By Erin Blakemore. May 31, 2019. • 4 min read. On June 28, 1919, on the outskirts of Paris, European dignitaries crowded into the Palace of Versailles to sign one of history’s most hated...

  7. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to: concede Eupen-Malmédy to Belgium; concede the Hultschin district to Czechoslovakia; concede Poznan, West Prussia, and Upper Silesia to Poland; return Alsace and Lorraine, annexed in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War, to France. The treaty called for: demilitarization and occupation of the Rhineland

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