dec 15, 1919 - Treaty of Versailles

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Jun 28 In Paris the Treaty of Versailles is signed, formally ending the war that President Wilson said was to make the world safe for democracy. The peace conference has been impacted by hostility to Germany. Ten percent of Germany's population is put outside Germany's new borders. Germans are to pay reparations, all of which will weaken Germany's democratic government. Pope Benedict XV will describe the treaty as a "consecration of hatred" and a "perpetuation of war."

Dec 15-22 The Brussels Conference establishes a timetable for German war reparations intended to extend for over 42 years.

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