Major historical event
28 June 1919

Treaty of Versailles

The peace treaty signed at Versailles formally ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers and reshaped the political settlement after the First World War.

William Orpen painting of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors on 28 June 1919
William Orpen, The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors · Wikimedia Commons

Why Treaty of Versailles matters

The peace treaty signed at Versailles formally ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers and reshaped the political settlement after the First World War.

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