The treaty that ended World War I and imposed severe reparations on Germany was the Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919. This treaty held Germany responsible for the war and imposed significant territorial losses, military restrictions, and financial reparations that sought to compensate the Allied Powers for the suffering caused. The reparations were economically crippling and contributed to feelings of humiliation and resentment in Germany, which would later be factors in the rise of National Socialism and World War II.