The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending World War I. This monumental agreement was negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference and set the terms for peace and the post-war landscape. It imposed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany, along with disarmament and the acceptance of guilt for the war. The treaty aimed to prevent future conflicts but also sowed dissatisfaction in Germany, creating conditions that would eventually contribute to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the onset of World War II. The treaty remains a deeply studied and debated historical document.