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=//__The Treaty of Versailles__//=

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of WWI. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Many pople believed that the American intervention had brounght an end to four grim years of war. The Treaty of Versailles, reluctantly signed by Germany on June 28,1919, included many terms designed to punish and weaken Germany. The treaty also specifically blamed Germany for the war, stating that it had beeen caused by "the aggression of Germany." When the German government signed the treaty, it in effect, acknowledged that Germany was guilty of causing the war. This allowed the Allies to demand that Germany pay __reparations monetary compensation__ for all of the war damamage it had caused.