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The Treaty of Versailles 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.
Treaty of Versailles, International agreement, signed in 1919 at the Palace of Versailles, that concluded World War I. It was negotiated primarily by the U.S., Britain, and France, without participation by the war’s losers. Germany was forced to accept blame for Allied losses and to pay major reparations.
The terms of the Treaty can be classified into four groups: territorial - provisions that took land away from Germany military - provisions that limited Germany's armed forces
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles established a blueprint for the postwar world. One of the most controversial terms of the treaty was the War Guilt clause , which explicitly and directly blamed Germany for the outbreak of hostilities.
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.
The Treaty of Versailles was the first peace treaty that the victorious powers signed with a former adversary. The treaty with Germany was the most important treaty for the Allied and Associated Powers, and served as a blueprint for subsequent agreements with Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the First World War and set out the terms and conditions for peace, and determined the course of the 20th century. The National Archives holds the authenticated British copy.
