To finalize the 1918 Armistice, the Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919. Meant to last 20 years, this treaty established the reparations due by Germany to the Allies, as well as new borders within Europe. Among the 231 articles of this treaty:
– Germany was considered entirely responsible for the war.
– It lost one-seventh of its total territory.
– It relinquished its African colonies.
– It lost the right to maintain armed forces.
– It had to make colossal reimbursements to the Allies.