Treaty of Versailles (ME) Nick Attkisson

     

Fight had stopped for a while in November 1918, but World War 1 was not over. A treaty had to be made and signed by every party. In 1919, delegates from 27 countries came to France to talk and negotiate the treaty. The conference took place at the palace of Versailles, near Paris. The treaty with Germany became known as the treaty Versailles. The treaty of Saint Germain was also negotiated, ending the war with Austria-Hungary.

The negotiations of Versailles lasted for 5 months. The most important participants were the “Big Four” of the allies. President Wilson of the U.S, David Lloyd George, a Prime Minister from Britain, Itialian Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando, and French Premier Georges Clemenceau. Russia wasn’t invited because majority of the people didn’t recognize them as legitimate.