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Participation of Allies During the Treaty of Versailles Negotiations of 1919

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have been signed at Versailles throughout history, the most important is by far that that was formulated in the aftermath of World War I. Signed on June 28, 1919,  the Treaty of Versailles comprised an agreement between Germany and the allied countries who had participated in World War I. Russia, however, declined participation in the formulation of the  Versailles Treaty. The Treaty was the result of long and harried negotiations occurring during the Paris Peace Conference that same year and involved particular effort on the part of  Woodrow Wilson (representing the United States), Georges Clemenceau (representing France), David Lloyd George (representing England), and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (representing Italy). Germany, of course, was the defeated power and  was not included in the negotiations leading up to the Treaty. The negotiations which occurred during the Paris Peace talks and which would  ultimately result in the Treaty of Versailles occurred between key countries who were banded together in an alliance are similar to many negotiations which have occurred over time. Indeed,  international alliances are a necessary component of an overall world plan for peace. Various countries have had alliances with other countries in place for generations. Other alliances are  relatively new in their origin. Far from being a component of our pasts, however, alliances between countries serve as effective structures to ensure regional peace and stability today and  indeed into our future. Just because countries are allied, however, does not mean that each participates equally in key negotiations. This contention is particularly clear in regard to  the negotiations leading up to the Treaty of Versailles. Just as is the case today with international alliances, the negotiations surrounding the Versailles