Versailles system

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international political system peace settlement post–World War I international order

The Versailles system was the post–World War I international order established by the Treaty of Versailles and related agreements, designed to reshape Europe’s borders, limit German power, and uphold a fragile collective security framework.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Versailles system canonical	2
Versailles order	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international political system ⓘ peace settlement ⓘ post–World War I international order ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Versailles system ⓘ surface form: Versailles order
appliesToPeriod	interwar period ⓘ
appliesToTerritorialChange	creation of Czechoslovakia ⓘ creation of new states in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ dissolution of Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ dissolution of German colonial empire ⓘ recognition of Polish independence ⓘ redrawing of German borders in Europe ⓘ territorial losses of Germany to France, Belgium, Denmark and Poland ⓘ
basedOn	Paris Peace Conference ⓘ surface form: Paris Peace Conference agreements Treaty of Lausanne ⓘ Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine ⓘ Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ Treaty of Trianon ⓘ Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
characterizedBy	contested legitimacy in Germany ⓘ fragile balance of power ⓘ revisionist pressures from defeated and dissatisfied states ⓘ
designedBy	victorious Allied powers of World War I ⓘ
endCause	outbreak of World War II ⓘ
endTime	1939 ⓘ
geographicScope	Europe ⓘ German colonial territories worldwide ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
hasKeyActor	France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States newly created Central and Eastern European states ⓘ
hasKeyPrinciple	collective security ⓘ disarmament of defeated powers ⓘ national self-determination ⓘ
hasMainGoal	limit German power ⓘ prevent another major European war ⓘ reshape European borders after World War I ⓘ uphold collective security ⓘ
historicalAssessment	often regarded as unstable and short-lived international order ⓘ
includesInstitution	League of Nations ⓘ
includesProvision	demilitarization of the Rhineland ⓘ limitations on German navy and air force ⓘ military restrictions on Germany ⓘ prohibition of German conscription ⓘ reparations imposed on Germany ⓘ war guilt clause against Germany ⓘ
startTime	1919 ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Versailles system
Description of subject: The Versailles system was the post–World War I international order established by the Treaty of Versailles and related agreements, designed to reshape Europe’s borders, limit German power, and uphold a fragile collective security framework.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Little Entente → relatedTo → Versailles system ⓘ

After the Deluge → mainSubject → Versailles system ⓘ

Versailles system → alsoKnownAs → Versailles system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Versailles order