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Versailles Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty signed in 1919 that ended World War I and punished Germany. The treaty was created at the Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Palace of Versailles. -
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Battle of France
German forces invaded the Low Countries and France, rapidly overrunning the region, capturing Paris, and forcing the French government to surrender, marking a decisive German victory in just over six weeks; this invasion utilized the "Blitzkrieg" strategy of combined tank and infantry attacks to achieve swift dominance. -
Lend Lease
The Lend Lease Act allowed the United States to lend or lease military supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the US, essentially enabling them to provide significant aid to Allied nations during World War II without officially entering the war themselves