The Paris Peace Conference convenes at Versailles just outside Paris on January 18, 1919. The conference was called to establish the terms of the peace after World War I.
The conference resulted in several treaties, most notably the Treaty of Versailles with Germany, which was signed on June 28, 1919. The treaty's terms led to political instability and resentment in Germany, which ultimately fueled extremist movements like the Nazis and contributed to the outbreak of World War II. More