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  2. Treaty of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Versailles [ii] 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, which led to the war.

  3. Peace efforts during World War I - Wikipedia

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    With the outbreak of Unrestricted submarine warfare on February 1, 1917, the Imperial German Army's plan to force England to sign a peace treaty within six months failed. The peace resolution marked the Reichstag's first attempt to intervene in political events during the war, but was resolutely opposed by the Michaelis government. [43] But on ...

  4. Peace treaty - Wikipedia

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    A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties. [1] It is different from an armistice , which is an agreement to stop hostilities; a surrender , in which an army agrees to give up arms; or a ceasefire or truce , in which the parties may ...

  5. Category:World War I treaties - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "World War I treaties" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. ... U.S.–German Peace Treaty (1921) U.S.–Austrian Peace ...

  6. Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920) - Wikipedia

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    Dignitaries gathering in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, France, to sign the Treaty of Versailles. The Paris Peace Conference was a set of formal and informal diplomatic meetings in 1919 and 1920 after the end of World War I, in which the victorious Allies set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. Dominated by the ...

  7. Big Four (World War I) - Wikipedia

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    As Prime Minister of Italy, he went to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He demanded the fulfilment of the "secret" Treaty of London of 1915, by which the Allies had promised Italy ample territorial compensation in Dalmatia for its entry into World War I." [6] However, Woodrow Wilson brought forth considerable opposition to Orlando's demands ...

  8. List of treaties - Wikipedia

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    The oldest known surviving peace treaty in the world, the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty preserved at the Temple of Amun in Karnak. This list of treaties contains known agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups.

  9. Armistice of 11 November 1918 - Wikipedia

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    The armistice was extended three times while negotiations continued on a peace treaty. The Treaty of Versailles , which was officially signed on 28 June 1919, took effect on 10 January 1920. Fighting continued up until 11 a.m. CET on 11 November 1918, with 2,738 men dying on the last day of the war.