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Which international organization was established by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?
Answer
Established the League of Nations and imposed harsh penalties on Germany
The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 formally ended World War I while establishing the League of Nations as an international peacekeeping organization. However, the treaty imposed extraordinarily harsh penalties on Germany—massive reparations payments, severe territorial losses, military restrictions, and national humiliation. These punitive terms created resentment that many historians believe contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the conditions leading to World War II.
💡 Did you know?
The Treaty of Versailles' harsh terms were so severe that economist John Maynard Keynes predicted they would lead to another war.
Other options people guess
- Created the United Nations
- Ended the Spanish-American War
- Established peace between Britain and France
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- world-war-1
- treaties
- germany
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