1919年6月28日簽訂的凡爾賽條約 (Treaty of Versailles) 為第一次世界大戰劃上句點

第一次世界大戰 (1914～1918) 終於結束了。這第一場全球性的衝突造成9百萬至1千3百萬人死傷，而因為戰爭所造成的損壞也是前所未見的。德國在1918年11月11日正式宣佈投降，當和平條件談判完成後，所有參戰國也同意停止戰爭。西元1919年6月28日，德國與協約國 (Allied Nations，包括英國、法國、義大利，與俄國) 簽署了凡爾賽條約，正式終止了這場戰爭。 (凡爾賽是法國的一個城市，距離巴黎只有10英里遠。) 然而，美國並沒有簽署這項條約，因為美國政府不同意條約的內容，尤其對德國需要為其是侵略者的角色而負擔大筆賠償的規定很有意見。美國後來在1921年自行與德國簽署協定。你知道是什麼導致這場衝突的爆發嗎？有時人們又稱它為「大戰」 (Great War) 。


World War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage. Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. (Versailles is a city in France, 10 miles outside of Paris.) The United States did not sign the treaty, however, because it objected to its terms, specifically, the high price that Germany was to pay for its role as aggressor. Instead, the U.S. negotiated its own settlement with Germany in 1921. Do you know what triggered the conflict, sometimes called the "Great War"?

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