THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES - 1919
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Opening page of the Treaty of Versailles.

(www.chnm.gmu.edu)

 

 

The Treaty of Versailles - 1919:

A "treaty to end all wars."

 

"The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make."

- Woodrow Wilson, April 1917 (Congress)

 

 

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