1. The Paris Peace Conference. (Secular History)
a. The Conference opened January 18, 1919 with only the Allied and associated powers accorded seats there, 32 in all being seated. A German delegate was summoned and admitted later.Most of the major decisions were made by the Great Powers: U.S., Great Britain, France, Italy and occasionally Japan. The first thing on the agenda was the drafting of the covenant of the League of Nations.
b. On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed by the German delegate in the Hall of Mirrors in the Chateau de Versailles. It was ratified by Germany on July 9 and came into force on January 10, 1920. This Treaty was forced upon Germany by the Allies. German resentment smoldering for years to come, sowed the seeds of much later trouble. A point to remember is that the war with Germany was definitely over as Germany was a conquered country begging for mercy from the Allied Nations.
c. The treaty with Austria was signed on September 10, 1919 at Saint-German-en-Laye to come into effect on July 16, 1920. The Austria-Hungary Empire was now non-existent. Austria and Hungary were made two separate countries. Austria was teated much better than was Germany.
d. The treaty with Bulgaria was signed on November 27, 1919 at Neuilly, a suburb of Paris, to go into force on August 9, 1920. Even though Bulgaria had to give up many things, she was also treated much better than was Germany.
e. The Paris Peace Conference came formally to an end in January, 10, 1920 when the League of Nations was brought into being. The peace Conference was succeeded by the League, the Supreme Council and by other conferences and councils. The Conference adjourned before the treaties were signed by Hungary and Turkey, the other two Central Powers.
2. The Treaties with Hungary and Turkey. (Secular History)
a. Hungary had had a series of unstable governments, so the Treaty with them was not signed until June 4, 1920. It was signed in the Grand Trianon at Versailles. Hungary lost about two-thiers of its territory and had to make many other concessions.
b. The treaty with Turkey was signed on August 10, 1920 at Sevres. By this treaty, the Turks had to give up practically all of their Foreign territory and other concessions. After much squabbling and fighting, Turkey repudiated the Treaty. A new treaty was signed July 24, 1923 at Lausanne. This Treaty was much more lenient.