The signing of the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending World War I
The Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28th, 1919, marked the official end of World War I. The treaty was signed by representatives of the Allied Powers and Germany, and was the result of months of negotiations. It included a number of provisions, including the payment of rep
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, the proximate cause of the war. The other Central Powers on the German side signed separate treaties. Although the armistice of 11 November 1918 ended the actual fighting, and agreed certain principles and conditions including the payment of reparations, it took six months of Allied negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude the peace treaty. Germany was not allowed to participate in the negotiations before signing the treaty.