Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty

• One of the peace treaties of WWI
• Ended the state of war between Germany and Allied Powers
• Six months of negotiations at Paris Peace Conference
• "Germany [to] accept the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage"
• Later became known as War Guilt Clause

Negotiations

• France wanted to weaken Germany as much as possible
• Britain wanted to keep trading relations
• President Woodrow Wilson put forward his Fourteen Points
• Rebuilding the European economy, encouraging self-determination, promoting free trade, and creating the League of Nations

German Losses