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Article 1 of this treaty obliged the German government to grant to the U.S. government all rights and privileges that were enjoyed by the other Allies that had ratified the Versailles treaty. Two similar treaties were signed with Austria and Hungary on 24 and 29 August 1921, in Vienna and Budapest respectively.
On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) was signed in France, ending the First World War. In 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G ...
The Versailles Conference set up the ill-fated League of Nations. We must not allow the United Nations to suffer the same fate.
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty concluded on 15 May 1768 at Versailles between the Republic of Genoa and France, in which Genoa ceded Corsica to France. Genoa and Corsica unified, until the Treaty of Versailles. Corsica had been ruled by Genoa since 1284. In the 18th century, Corsicans started to seek their independence. [1]
Within months of the agreement, France and Austria found themselves engaged in the Seven Years' War against the Anglo-Prussian Alliance, which was to last until 1763.Along with the Westminster Convention, the treaty formed part of the Diplomatic Revolution, which realigned the alliance systems of the major powers of Europe in the run-up to the wars.
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The peace conference was superseded by the Council of Ambassadors (1920–1931), which was organized to deal with various political questions regarding the implementation of provisions of the Treaty, after the end of World War I. [2] Members of the commission appointed by President Woodrow Wilson included: [3] [4]
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