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Music Hello everyone and welcome to History of the Second World War episode three, the Treaty of Versailles.

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After the First World War, all the nations on the winning side of the war, and there were many,

would arrive in Paris for a peace conference.

Over 30 nations would send delegations to the conference, with some ambiguity introduced by

political situations around the world. For example, China would send two different delegations.

All the delegations were coming to Paris to discuss the peace terms that would be presented

to the defeated nations

from the war. While the treaty with Germany is the most well-known outcome of these discussions,

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