In January 1919, the leaders of America, Britain, France, and Italy met at the Paris Peace conference to decide on the terms of the Treaty of Versailles that would be presented to Germany to pay for damages and, this treaty officially ended the most horrific war up until that point in history. At that time, the war was known as the Great War, but today we know it as World War I. Over the course of …
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…to revenge and empire advancement. For this reason, the Treaty of Versailles was unable to establish a lasting peace in Europe like the Congress of Vienna did in 1815. German resentment over their unjust treatment by the Treaty of Versailles erupted 20 years later into World War II. It was just simply because the Germans were left out of the negotiation process. If they were included, they probably could have prevented the next World War. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**