World War One ended in November 1919.

Woodrow Wilson had devised a 25-point plan for world peace.

France wanted Germany to be severely punished.

Germany had to accept blame for the damage caused by the war.

Germany’s navy had to be reduced to 100,000 ships.

The Rhineland had to be a military-free zone.

Anschluss with Austria was forbidden.

Germany gained land from Poland and Czechoslovakia.

The Treaty of Versailles also detailed punishments for Germany’s allies.

A League of Nations was to be set up to keep peace.