When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
The Palace of Versailles hosted the signing of a peace treaty on the 28th of June 1919. This event occurred exactly five years after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
Questions about Treaty of Versailles
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who were the Big Four leaders at the Treaty of Versailles conference?
David Lloyd George represented Britain, Georges Clemenceau led France, Vittorio Orlando spoke for Italy, and Woodrow Wilson directed American policy. They held 145 meetings to craft the document that would reshape Europe.
What territory did Germany lose under the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany lost territory and seven million people under the new borders drawn by the treaty. Alsace-Lorraine returned to French control while Poland received the Province of Posen to create access to the sea known as the Polish Corridor.
How much reparations did the Treaty of Versailles require from Germany?
The Reparation Commission set a final sum of 132 billion gold marks in May 1921. Germany actually paid fifty billion gold marks as their genuine capacity assessment allowed before defaulting on coal deliveries by December 1922.
When did Allied troops leave the Rhineland after the Treaty of Versailles?
The last Anglo-French-Belgian troops left the Rhineland on the 30th of June 1930 after negotiations for the Young Plan concluded. By 1926 only seventy-six thousand remained as veteran soldiers demobilized.