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VERSAILLES (1)
VERSAILLES (1)
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reference
to the Treaty of
Versailles
, the treaty that officially ended
World
War
I, signed at the Palace of
Versailles
in
France
. The
leading
figures at the treaty negotiations were
Premier
Georges Clemenceau of
France
,
Prime Minister
David Lloyd
George
of Britain and
President
Woodrow Wilson of the United
States
. The treaty required
Germany
to give up land and much of its army and navy and to pay extensive reparations for
damages
to civilians in the
war
.
German
discontent over the
terms
of the Treaty of
Versailles
led to the outbreak of
World War II
.
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