Economic distress and resentment of the treaty within Germany helped fuel the ultra-nationalist sentiment that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party, as well as the coming of a World War II just two decades later.

The treaty forced Germany to surrender colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific; cede territory to other nations like France and Poland; reduce the size of its military; pay war reparations to the Allied countries; and accept guilt for the war.

The treaty was lengthy, and ultimately did not satisfy any nation. The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.

In 1919 the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I, in part because President Woodrow Wilson had failed to take senators’ objections to the agreement into consideration. They have made the French treaty subject to the authority of the League, which is not to be tolerated.

After the Treaty of Versailles called for punishing reparations, economic collapse and another world war thwarted Germany’s ability to pay. After the Treaty of Versailles called for punishing reparations, economic collapse and another world war thwarted Germany’s ability to pay.

June 28, 2019, marks the centenary of the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I. The major parties to the war negotiated among themselves to resolve the issues under dispute, making Versailles a classic peace treaty. As such, it’s now an endangered species, as my research on peace treaties explains.

Delegates signed the Treaty of Versailles in the former palace’s famous Hall of Mirrors, ending World War I. The Treaty of Versailles outlined the conditions of peace between Germany and the victorious Allies, led by the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. …

The Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of fascism and Hitler in Germany and to the beginning of World War II. Hitler established the Nazi Party in 1919 and in the following years his number of supporters grew steadily.

How the Treaty of Versailles ended WWI and started WWII. European countries dealt a harsh punishment to Germany for its role in the First World War—a move that would soon come back to haunt the world. Although Wilson personally negotiated the treaty, it was never ratified by Congress.

Paris Peace Treaties

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.

For the Allies in World War Two, the defeat of Germany was their priority. Italy and Japan never posed the same kind of threat as the European superpower they fought alongside. Their defeat, costly though it was, became irresistible. The key to ending the world crisis was the defeat of Hitler’s Germany.