The treaty that ended the First World War and imposed heavy reparations on Germany was the Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919. The treaty emerged from negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference and aimed to establish peace while addressing wartime grievances. It mandated significant territorial losses for Germany, the disarmament of its military, and reparations payments to the Allied Powers, which contributed to economic turmoil in Germany during the interwar period. The treaty’s harsh terms have been widely critiqued for fostering resentment and instability, which many historians argue contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and World War II.