European leaders signed the treaty in the Palace of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors—the very place where the German Empire had been created, and Wilhelm II’s father made emperor, in 1871.

Monkey Cage The Treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919. So why don’t countries formalize peace today? Here’s how peace treaties have changed in the past 100 years.

T he Treaty of Versailles was signed in Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919. Neither the winners nor the losers of World War I were happy with the formal conclusion to the bloodbath.

Representatives of the Allied Powers and Germany gather during the signing of the treaty marking the close of World War I at Versailles in Paris, France. 28 June 1919.

The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on 28 June 1919, was intended to bring peace following World War I — but instead produced a greater war. The treaty was put aside temporarily on 19 ...

The Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement signed after World War I on June 28th, 1919. The treaty was negotiated by the victors of World War I with little input from Germany.

But the centerpiece of the Paris Peace Conference was always the Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919, five years to the day after a teenaged Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, had ...

VERSAILLES, June 28, 1919 (UP) - The greatest war in history formally ended today with the signing of the Peace Treaty. The ceremony took place in the historic palace of Versailles, proceeding ...

Versailles Treaty signed by Germans By United Press PARIS -- Peace became effective at 4:11 p.m. today when allied and German representatives exchanged ratifications of the treaty of Versailles.