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The Treaty Of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles is a pact that was signed on the 28th of June 1919. The treaty was made so that the Germans and the allied powers could reach an agreement for peace. The treaty forced Germans to disarm, make substantial territorial commissions, and pay for reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. The Treaty caused problems by unprecedented human suffering. It caused countries to mobilize over 60 million men from 1914-1918.

The treaty would largely come to be seen as a failure for Wilson, however. Congress, concerned about conceding individual power in order to become a member of the League of Nations, refused to ratify it. Wilson had been the driving force behind the League
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