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Which of the following treaties was signed at the end of the First World War?

AGeneva Treaty

BTreaty of Tordesillas

CParis Peace Accords

DVersailles Treaty

Answer:

D. Versailles Treaty

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Balkan crisis

  • The Balkan region is situated in Europe, close to the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea.

  • It was a part of the Ottoman Empire.

  • In 1912, Balkan League (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro) defeated Turkey. However, the conflict among the allied nations in sharing the benefits of war led to the break-up of the League and resulted in wars among them.

  • When Austria laid its claim over the Balkan region with the support of Germany, Serbia claimed this region with the support of Russia.

  • During this time, a Serbian youth Gaverilo Prinsep, assassinated Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria at the Bosnian capital Sarajevo in July 1914.

  • Austria held Serbia responsible for it and declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.

  • The allied nations rushed to help their allies. Almost all the nations of the world directly or indirectly were involved in it. Therefore this war is known as the First World War.

  • A peace conference was convened at Paris in 1919 to discuss post-war situation, under the leadership of the winning allies, Britain and France.

  • They signed different treaties with the defeated nations. Among these treaties, the Versailles Treaty signed with Germany in 1919 was the most important one.

  • According to this treaty, German colonies were divided among the victorious powers and Germany was forced to pay a huge amount as war indemnity.

  • The allies occupied the rich mines of Germany. Above all war guilt was imposed on Germany and was disarmed


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